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Capsule
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
This picture is a line engraving of John Sherman, produced around 1902 by the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), as part of a BEP presentation album of the first 42 secretaries of the treasury.
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Lead Picture (Story below in Thumbnail)
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Engraving credit: Bureau of Engraving and Printing; restored by Andrew Shiva
Read more on the blog www.existentialautotrip.com
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.
Note that the blog is also the first place that posts the "Hello! my friends," videos and the
“Conflicted” podcasts.
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Commentary
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
It’s very exciting to me to post the next podcast chapter of Conflicted.
So much more to learn, like creating a home page where a listener can go to find all of the chapters.
Baby steps.
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A “Conflicted” podcast
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Today’s new post is Chapter Two
Chapter Three to be posted on Saturday.
The podcasts are available first on the blog and then on many of the major social media.
Look for Chapter Three on Saturday.
Dom’s website: existentialautotrip.com
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A “Hello, my friends!” video.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
A fall from the bed
Was it an accident or a harbinger?
Dom’s website: existentialautotrip.com
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Monday’s Dinner posted on
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Steamed a small lobster and six clams in leftover bouillabaisse.
Fabulous,
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Chuckle of the day:
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.
It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax.
For this reason, it is extremely popular among comedians and satirists.
Some paraprosdokians not only change the meaning of an early phrase, but they also play on the double meaning of a particular word, creating a form of syllepsis.
Here are the last three examples that we’ll post in this run.
"I don't belong to an organized political party. I'm a Democrat." —Will Rogers
“On the other hand, you have different fingers." —Steven Wright
"He was at his best when the going was good." —Alistair Cooke
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We love getting mail.
Contact me at domcapossela@hotmail.com
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
This from Sally C:
Dear Dom,
If you do fall down and someone criticizes you, just ask them to show you how it's done. Those who shut their mouths thereafter had nothing positive to share.
Sally
Web Meister responds: Thanks, Sally
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Today’s Thumbnail
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
John Sherman (May 10, 1823 – October 22, 1900) was an American congressman and senator from Ohio during the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century.
He was the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which was signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison.
His brothers included General William Tecumseh Sherman, Judge Charles Taylor Sherman and banker Hoyt Sherman.
As a Republican senator, he worked on legislation to restore the nation's credit abroad and produce a stable, gold-backed currency at home.
Serving as Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of Rutherford B. Hayes, Sherman helped to end wartime inflationary measures and to oversee the law allowing dollars to be redeemed for gold.
He returned to the Senate after his term expired, continuing his work on financial legislation, as well as writing and debating laws on immigration, business competition law and interstate commerce.
In 1897, he was appointed Secretary of State by President William McKinley, but, due to failing health, he retired in 1898, at the start of the Spanish–American War.
William Tecumseh Sherman
John’s brother
This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 525970.
Mathew Brady (1823–1896) - The Photography Book, Phaidon Press, London 1997. ISBN 0714836346 http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/Still/1999/DoD/HD-SN-99-01784.JPEG http://www.archives.gov/research/civil-war/photos/images/civil-war-176.jpg Verwendung in der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia
A tip o' the hat (U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, 1924) after signing an Indian treaty
Sly devil that he was.
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Acknowledgements
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Thanks to Sally C who always rushes to my defense.
And to Tucker J whose opinions I value greatly.
Thanks in general to the Microsoft team at the Prudential Center for their unflagging availability to help with a constant flow of technological problems.
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.
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Good Morning
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Very happy for the blog’s continued growth.
My heart breaks to see the pain Diana is going through.
I hope “Conflicted” has a happy ending.
But now? Gotta go.
Che vuoi? Le pocketbook?
See you soon.
Your Taeyeon