Musings from Sumigirl http://sumigirl.wordpress.com Interesting and sometimes weird stuff Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:53:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/76a383d488369c901f7ec16a71503e87?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Musings from Sumigirl http://sumigirl.wordpress.com September 11 | StoryCorps http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/september-11-storycorps/ http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/september-11-storycorps/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:49:28 +0000 sumigirl http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/september-11-storycorps/ ]]>

September 11 | StoryCorps
I know I’m late with the 9/11 stuff but so what. I’ve mentioned StoryCorps before but I recently found out that they are working in partnership with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the Families of September 11 and 9/11 Forward, in Baldwin, NY to record stories from the families and friends of 9/11 victims. This is what memorials should be about: the individuals involved not the flags and speeches. If you can, listen to a few of the stories and remember. Have tissues handy – trust me.

If you can, give a little to StoryCorps – it’s a great organization.

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]]> http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/september-11-storycorps/feed/ 0 sumigirl CommuterPageBlog: Don’t Panic. You Can Still Get There Quickly By Transit Even As WMATA Closes Pentagon City, Crystal City and National Airport Stations over Labor Day Weekend http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/commuterpageblog-dont-panic-you-can-still-get-there-quickly-by-transit-even-as-wmata-closes-pentagon-city-crystal-city-and-national-airport-stations-over-labor-day-weekend/ http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/commuterpageblog-dont-panic-you-can-still-get-there-quickly-by-transit-even-as-wmata-closes-pentagon-city-crystal-city-and-national-airport-stations-over-labor-day-weekend/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:29:03 +0000 sumigirl http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/commuterpageblog-dont-panic-you-can-still-get-there-quickly-by-transit-even-as-wmata-closes-pentagon-city-crystal-city-and-national-airport-stations-over-labor-day-weekend/ ]]>

CommuterPageBlog: Don’t Panic. You Can Still Get There Quickly By Transit Even As WMATA Closes Pentagon City, Crystal City and National Airport Stations over Labor Day Weekend
Metro Stations Closed
I can’t believe that DC Metro is shutting down 2 major rail stations for the entire holiday weekend – one of them is the airport!! Is it any wonder that people don’t rely on Metro and choose to drive instead?

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Why do I feel guilty that I’ve joined Facebook? Why does it feel like it’s taken over my on-line life? I’ve been stripped down to tiny comments and links but I wonder if my content there is probably similar to what I was posting here? I’ve rarely updated my blog since joining. I feel guilty about that, too.

I do like the fact that I can keep tabs on my relatives so easily. I used to feel so isolated and detached from them but now I’m more aware of them on a daily/weekly basis rather than the just the yearly cards at Christmas.

Perhaps it comes down to quality versus quantity. I feel compelled to post something of relative substance on the blog but I revel in the amount of cosy, if inane, chatter on Facebook.

Do I really have enough to say that it’s worth saying to everyone or should I limit myself to my 23 Facebook friends?

I will make an effort to continue both for a while. Please comment if you have thoughts on the matter.

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Readers’ Photos: Polaroid Gallery – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com

At first, we were merely amazed. Hundreds of readers answered our request on Tuesday for their Polaroid photographs, in response to an article in The Times about efforts afoot in the Netherlands to reinvent instant film. By the time we closed the submission gates on Thursday morning, 932 of your pictures had arrived.

A while back I bemoaned the loss of Polaroid film. Here’s a site with a great response.

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]]> http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/readers%e2%80%99-photos-polaroid-gallery-lens-blog-nytimes-com/feed/ 0 sumigirl LENS screebshot Shameless Plug #11: Gallery installs Eunice Kennedy Shriver portrait http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/shameless-plug-11-gallery-installs-eunice-kennedy-shriver-portrait/ http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/shameless-plug-11-gallery-installs-eunice-kennedy-shriver-portrait/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 14:25:13 +0000 sumigirl http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/shameless-plug-11-gallery-installs-eunice-kennedy-shriver-portrait/ ]]>

Gallery installs Eunice Kennedy Shriver portrait – BostonHerald.com

It’s a good painting – meticulousiy rendered but not overwrought. I love the fact that this is a portrait of a woman who doesn’t need to be flattered. Her face shows all the pain and joy of living 87 years. It’s wonderful to see a portrait reveal something about a person’s interests and achievements instead of just their appearance.

It’s now on view at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC (hence the shameless plug).

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]]> http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/shameless-plug-11-gallery-installs-eunice-kennedy-shriver-portrait/feed/ 3 sumigirl How Now, Wench? Talking Like Shakespeare : NPR http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/how-now-wench-talking-like-shakespeare-npr/ http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/how-now-wench-talking-like-shakespeare-npr/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:12:25 +0000 sumigirl http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/how-now-wench-talking-like-shakespeare-npr/ ]]>

How Now, Wench? Talking Like Shakespeare : NPR

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley declared Thursday “Talk Like Shakespeare” day in honor of the 445th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth.

And folks in the Windy City, from fans at Wrigley Field to the aldermen on the City Council, are picking up the Shakespearean lingo.

Great idea! Listen to the podcast to hear Chicagoans brave the bard’s style.

At Wrigley Field, home of the storied baseball team the Chicago Cubs — and to many a Shakespearean-like tragedy, too — beer vender Vince Pavalonis tried a Shakespearean sales pitch.

“To drink or not to drink: That is the question,” yelled Pavalonis, as he sold the local favorite, Ye Olde Style beer.

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]]> http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/how-now-wench-talking-like-shakespeare-npr/feed/ 0 sumigirl D.C. Radio’s Last Rock Overturned – washingtonpost.com http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/dc-radios-last-rock-overturned-washingtonpostcom/ http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/dc-radios-last-rock-overturned-washingtonpostcom/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:07:45 +0000 sumigirl http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/dc-radios-last-rock-overturned-washingtonpostcom/ ]]>

Legendary Classic Rock DJ Cerphe Signs Off as WTGB Switches Formats – washingtonpost.com

No more Zeppelin. No more Skynyrd or Tom Petty or Rolling Stones. And not a whole lot more Don Cerphe Colwell, either.

Classic rock and the DJ who brought that music to local radio audiences long before the rock was considered “classic” are both fading from the airwaves. Beginning Monday, Colwell’s station, WTGB (94.7 FM, “The Globe”), will switch to playing contemporary pop tunes. With the demise of the region’s only classic rock outlet, the music that helped transform FM radio into a cultural force in the 1970s will become just another baby boomer memory.

Just 2 years ago I blogged about the new format for 94.7 to “The Globe” featuring classic rock. Lots of goals for a greener more community based station. As I suspected, it didn’t last.

Radio in DC sucks.

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I love this kitty! You can see all of Nora’s video on YouTube or visit her site.

]]> http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/i-want-this-kitty-nora-the-piano-playing-cat/feed/ 1 sumigirl Shameless Plug #10: Obama portrait at the National Portrait Gallery http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/shameless-plug-10-obama-portrait-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/ http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/shameless-plug-10-obama-portrait-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:01:47 +0000 sumigirl http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/shameless-plug-10-obama-portrait-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/ ]]>

Outlaws at the Art Museum (and Not for a Heist) – NYTimes.com

I should have mentioned this one last week but I just forgot.

See the photograph above: The three gentlemen work for the registrar’s department at the National Portrait Gallery (left to right – Dale, Mark and Todd). Normally they don’t dress this well to install art but it was a special occasion. Besides, it’s nice to know they scrub up so well and are still able to lift large art with style. The title above the portrait and the hidden label to the left of the portrait were created and installed by me.

The portrait was recently given to the museum and installed the Saturday before the inaugural. It was a pain to do at the last minute but I really love this piece. It really outshines the Bush portraits.

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]]> http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/shameless-plug-10-obama-portrait-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/feed/ 1 sumigirl Say it isn’t so! “Obama quartet admits faking performance at inauguration” http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/say-it-isnt-so-obama-quartet-admits-faking-performance-at-inauguration/ http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/say-it-isnt-so-obama-quartet-admits-faking-performance-at-inauguration/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:32:50 +0000 sumigirl http://sumigirl.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/say-it-isnt-so-obama-quartet-admits-faking-performance-at-inauguration/ ]]>

Obama quartet admits faking performance at inauguration – Times Online

Deep down I suspected this was true because it just sounded too good to be a live performance in such cold weather. I don’t want to know it was a recording. I want to cling to the illusion.

I’ll get over it. Sigh.

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