car·riage re·turn

n. the lever or mechanism on a typewriter that would cause the cylinder on which the paper was held (the carriage) to return to the left margin of the page

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We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

Animation discovered via Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish.

There are a couple things which seem incredible and noteworthy about this representation of the opening movement to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony,quite likely the preeminent piece of music,not just Read on…

Things Ain’t What They Used to Be

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson b. 15 Aug 1925,Montreal,Quebec,Canada d. 23 Dec 2007,Mississauga,Ontario,Canada

Oscar Peterson has died. There will be numerous obituaries in the coming days,lauding a “jazz giant,”“one of the greatest jazz Read on…

Someone who does it the way I only wish I could.

About a month ago my friend Tim invited me to be the “conservative”co-author of his blog,Dammit. I was initially hesitant to accept because I didn’t want to disappoint him the way I’ve disappointed myself here,but I realized that I needn’t force myself into a daily,or even every-other-day,posting schedule. Read on…

W(h)ither (art thou) on the vine?

One of the surest ways to kill off any blog readership one might have is to quit posting for seven months. I’m sure the dearth of new content here has done the work of the harshest of winters in this part of the worldwide digital vineyard. The cycle of inspiration and desolation of the mind Read on…

Top Five:Internet Rabbit Holes

Mucking around on the Internets as I do,I often will come across some truly incredible sites that no one seems to know about. At least I think that must be the case,because no one is telling me about them. In the interest of getting to bed at a decent hour and giving you Read on…