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Saturday, August 3, 2019
Going backwards a step or two is part of the process of moving forward.
See Commentary immediately below the picture.
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This, the Lead Picture Today, Saturday, August 3, 2019, on the blog –
existentialautotrip.com
Yard with Lunatics, c. 1794
Francisco Goya
- The Meadows Museum's Permanent Collection, accessed 2010-03-20.
In one of his letters, Goya describes the painting: "a yard with lunatics, in which two nude men fight with their warden beating them... [it is a scene I saw in Zaragoza]."
The blog? A daily three to four-minute excursion into photos and short texts to regale the curious with an ever-changing and diverting view of a world rich in gastronomy, visual art, ideas, chuckles, stories, people, diversions, science, homespun, and enlightenment.
Observing with wit and wisdom, Dom Capossela, an experienced leader, guides his team of contributors and followers through that world, an amusing and edifying conversation to join.
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Commentary
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Going backwards a step or two is part of the process of moving forward.
Thinking specifically of my efforts to get my “Hey, Dom” video promos up and running.
Solving the recording issues only to find out that editing is part of the process.
The immediate hang-up is learning to trim the video, both the front and back ends.
Getting the blog out is now a smooth event for me.
But it takes a bit of time.
And then when life makes demands, we lose the flex time we need to add a new project to our rhythm.
Especially while we’re still learning the ‘how to’ of the idea.
But I am fully committed to the “Hey, Dom,” series.
And after Sunday, I will work assiduously to get the videos up and running as parallel posts.
Have I mentioned that what I originally conceived of as ‘promo videos’ has gotten a bit more ambitious?
Have I mentioned what Sunday is at our home?
Have been remiss.
Oh, well.
Tomorrow.
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Weather
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Today in Boston will be 86* and a feels-like of 88* with a risk of a thunderstorm.
Our perfect summer stretch continues for another six days at least.
Yayy!
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Tracking Postings – Tracking Time
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Our 484th consecutive posting, committed to 5,000.
After 484 posts we’re at the 9.68 percentile of our commitment, that commitment a different way of marking the passage of time.
By the way, our posts are always done by 6.00am the day of, but are usually available by 6.00pm of the night before.
Older people can enjoy a large cold cut sandwich.
But only as the main meal of the day.
Oh well!
Some can’t enjoy such food at all.
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Thursday’s Dinner posted on
Saturday, August 3, 2019
On Thursday we enjoyed a cold cut sandwich.
I used a duck liver pate as the spread for it and had a terrific selection of meats and cheeses.
The frisee lettuce that I used for freshness and crunch work really well.
Still tasting it.
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Chuckle of the Day:
Saturday, August 3, 2019
The other day a homeless man asked me for some change so I got my wallet out and realized I only had a twenty dollar bill.
I thought, "Do I really want to see this money spent on drugs?"
I decided I didn't so I gave him the money.
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Contact me at domcapossela@hotmail.com
Saturday, August 3, 2019
From Kali L, the pain of creation. Describing her feelings as she wrote yesterday’s guest commentary:
Thank you.
I’ve been crying all day
Grief is what it is Hahahah
Web Meister responds: Sharing the pain makes me and our blogging community feel special. Thank you, my dear.
The Portrait of Doña Isabel de Porcel is an oil-on-canvas painting by Spanish painter Francisco Goya, produced around 1805.
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Today’s Thumbnail
Saturday, August 3, 2019
The portrait depicts Isabel Lobo Velasco de Porcel, who was born at Ronda around 1780 and was the second wife of Antonio Porcel.
Isabel's husband was 25 years older than she; they met when she was 20 years old.
Antonio Porcel was a liberal and an associate of Manuel Godoy, Prince of Peace, who was a friend of Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, who in turn brought him in contact with Goya, who lived nearby; the painting is said to have been a gift from the artist in return for hospitality.
The half-length portrait depicts a young woman dressed in typical Spanish attire, a white shirt and a black mantilla.
In spite of her "maja" attire, the richness of the textiles and her ladylike appearance give the picture an aristocratic elegance; at this time, wealthy Spanish "people of fashion" often wore the styles of lower class urban dandies and their female equivalents, as seen in Goya's famous clothed version of La maja.
The painting is now in the collection of the National Gallery in London.
Tip of the hat!
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Acknowledgements
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Always thanks to the Microsoft team at the Prudential Center for their unflagging availability to help with a constant flow of technological problems.
Thanks to Kali L who writes with passion.
And to 61+ jokes for providing the material for today’s chuckle.
Always thanks to Wikipedia, the Lead and the Thumbnail sections of the Blog very often shaped from stories taken from that amazing website. They are truly worthy of public support.
A tip o' the hat (U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, 1924
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Good Morning on this Saturday, the third day of August, 2019
I have a delicious sandwich.
Carefully wrapped in plastic.
Can’t wait for my break.
Our lead picture is work by Goya and our Thumbnail adds a bit more info about his work.
Our main commentary deals with stepping back to go forward.
We posted a Boston weather report and the ‘ticking calendar’ as illustrated by the growing number of posts as calendar markers.
We posted a chuckle and shared some details of a cold cut sandwich dinner.
And now? Gotta go.
Che vuoi? Le pocketbook?
See you soon.
Your love.