Monthly Archives: June 2000

“A farewell is oriented not to the termination of the social occasion or sociable moment wherein it takes place but to the sharp decrease that is about to occur in the possibility of such comings-together occurring – at least for … Continue reading →

Posted on 29 June 2000 by Diana ben-Aaron
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This week’s holiday is midsummer. It happened last week, but I’m still feeling the effects. Those of you who were there know which ones.

Posted on 29 June 2000 by Diana ben-Aaron
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Vin Scelsa’s Idiot’s Delight has a web show, every Tuesday through Thursday from noon to 6 pm Eastern time. One more reason not to bother going back to New York. PS 2015: Vin sounds a little slower these days but … Continue reading →

Posted on 20 June 2000 by Diana ben-Aaron
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“My father, a man without any means, a student, before 1914, travelled the whole of Europe with a University of Vienna student canteen card, and there was only one bizarre country called the Russian Empire which had something called a … Continue reading →

Posted on 20 June 2000 by Diana ben-Aaron
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This week’s national independence day: Iceland. See it here and here. And I was blogged back here.

Posted on 19 June 2000 by Diana ben-Aaron
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Just because you say you agree with me does not mean you’re on my side.  Learned this the hard way.  Again. PS 2015: Some years later I learned that just because I agree with you does not mean you’re on my side. … Continue reading →

Posted on 19 June 2000 by Diana ben-Aaron
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Today’s headaches: Visiting American professors who give us their public library pre-school kiddie talk instead of their graduate seminar talk; immigration experts who argue against children’s assimilation and in favor of greater parental mind control; linguists who act as if … Continue reading →

Posted on 15 June 2000 by Diana ben-Aaron
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Even my great-aunt Sara (1898-1983) is on the web. Age is no excuse anymore. Death is no excuse.

Posted on 12 June 2000 by Diana ben-Aaron
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Last week’s national day: Svenska flaggans dag. And I was there at Skansen. Didn’t manage to spot the Royals; too much sound equipment between them and me. Vicky was apparently in the United States or Finland. Carl Philip the pinup … Continue reading →

Posted on 11 June 2000 by Diana ben-Aaron
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Stages of house moving (assuming one has keys to both places for several days): 1. Denial. 2. Moving unobtrusive things. 3. Moving good things. 4. Confronting the junk that’s left. 5. More denial. 6. Oh crap, the old place doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted on 5 June 2000 by Diana ben-Aaron
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