One Year of Yoga

"One Year of Yoga" - Ein Jahr Yoga.

It was one year ago, today, that I took my first Yoga class. Thanks to all my teachers: Cat, Jeanne, Karin, Kat, PJ, Susan and Tricia.

Arrant, Errant, Errand

"arrant" - völlig, gänzlich; dreist; unverhüllt.
"errant" - irrig, falsch; fehlgeleitet; wandernd, umherziehend.
"errand" - Botengang, Geschäftsgang
"run an errand" - Besorgung machen, Auftrag ausführen.

Oh Boy.

Legacy

"Legacy" - Vermaechtnis, Erbe, Hinterlassenschaft.

Thanks to Conscientious for the timely pointer to the remarkable Magnum in Motion essay "Chernobyl Legacy": "...twenty years ago, the then Soviet nuclear power station in Chernobyl blew up. I remember this event very vividly; back then I was living in what used to be West Germany, and part of the radioactive cloud made it all the way to Germany ...In any case, watch the Magnum in Motion essay Chernobyl Legacy to see the results of the world's worst nuclear disaster yet. I have to warn you, though, some of the images are pretty rough."

Ruminating

"Ruminating" - Gruebeln, Nachsinnen.

I was never a particularly big fan of Neil Young's music, but this seems noteworthy:
On His New Album, Neil Young Calls for Bush's Impeachment
and
Neil Young's protest album heads to Internet first.

Domain

"Domain" - Domaene, Gebiet, Bereich, Sphaere, Reich, Staatsgut, Landbesitz, Herrengut.

Mainly out of curiosity I finally registered my own domain name www.ullimueller.net using namecheap. Thanks to Jeff, who is subletting parts of his HostGator account to me, setup was a breeze. I was wondering what the process would be like and it turned out much easier than anticipated. I also started a new Photoblog which should be a fun project. The setup was equally smooth and I have to thank everybody at Pixelpost.

Both designs, the main entrance www.ullimueller.net and the Photoblog are still works in progress, but I am quite happy with them already. Let’s see where this goes...

Belly

"Belly" - Bauch.



Stacey, 8 months pregnant.

Recount

"Recount" - (im Einzelnen) erzaehlen; nachzaehlen, neuzaehlen.

PMG started a Podcast! In this first podcast, the SONG X PODUMENTARY, Pat sat down with the Nonesuch podcast crew and gave an in-depth talk about the making of Song X, his album with Ornette Coleman.

Synopsis

Synopsis - Synopse, Zusammenfassung, Uebersicht, Abriss.

I have commented on Mike Johnston's writing a number of times, here's another wonderful example that, to me, goes far beyond discussing photography:

"... All of her (Diane Arbus) pictures, however, in one way or another, vector in on the peculiar trials—the strangeness, even the horror, really—of being a consciousness, a self, trapped inside a particular animal body with its particular compulsions and restrictions and stuck with the strange, sad, or brave ways we have to settle on presenting it to the outer world."

Read on: Self and Other

Blue

"Blue" - Blau; schwermuetig, traurig.



Bowling Hall, Beverly, MA

(...just a test.)

Artrageous

"Artrageous" - "Art" - Kunst, "Outrageous" - Ungeheuerlich, empoerend, entsetzlich, frevelhaft, grausam, beschaemend; extravagant, exzentrisch.

Artrageous!20, Montserrat College of Art's 20th annual art auction to benefit student financial aid, will be held on Saturday, April 29th at 500 Cummings Center, Beverly, MA.

Quit

"Quit" - Aufgeben, aufhoeren, verlassen, ausziehen, beenden, quittieren, sich befreien.



'Haven't smoked in yet another year! Today is the 7th anniversary.

Time Line

"Time Line" - Zeit, Periode; Linie, Falte, Zeile, Grenze, Fach; Beschreibung einer Reihe von Ereignissen in chronologischer Reihenfolge.

Yesterday, I learned from Mark that ECM Records is going to release a new Ralph Towner CD March 24, May 2 in the U.S., very exciting!

Texture

"Texture" - Textur, Struktur, Gewebe(zustand), Maserung, Beschaffenheit.



View from Captain Dusty's Ice Cream.

(Inspired by Mark Tucker's marvelous work.)

What Gives?

"What Gives?" - Was ist los?

Also, What's up with? What gives with? What is going on with? Tell me about or explain it. For example: What's up with Leica these days?

Attaboy

"Attaboy" - Bravo!, so ist's recht! Das ist mein Junge!

Over the years I heard this expression off and on and (as it turns out) correctly thought of it as some kind of an encouragement (simply because of its typical upbeat pronunciation) but was never quite sure. I always heard it as "a da boy" which was puzzling, so I finally had to ask a coworker for the spelling in order to look it up.

Without Words

"Without Words" - Ohne Worte.

Cover

"Cover" - Titelseite (There are approximately 25 more possible translations that I won't get into this time.)



The Beverly Chamber of Commerce has released its new 2006 Membership Directory and Resource Guide. The cover image shows a detail of one of my favorite places in Beverly, MA: Long Hill - Sedgwick Garden. [I know the photographer. :-)]

Glorious

"Glorious" - Herrlich, praechtig, wunderbar; ruhmvoll, glorreich.



Today was a glorious day on the North Shore. It's February 5th, yet we had temperatures in the fifties (around 10 °C). I took the opportunity and went for a sunny walk along Singing Beach in Manchester by the Sea. I know, the picture is somewhat kitschy, but it fits the day.

Dis-ease

"dis-ease" - Un-Wohlgefuehl, Un-Behagen, Un-Sorglosigkeit, Un-Linderung, Un-Leichtigkeit.

Any situation which impairs the quality of life is a disease. It is the opposite of ease, or dis-ease. (Thanks to S.)

Suspended

"Suspended" - Haengend, schwebend; suspendiert.



The Walker Picture System, exactly what I was looking for: fun, flexible, minimalistic.

Lorem Ipsum

"Lorem Ipsum" (Dummy text, kind of...) - Eine Art von Attrappentext.

"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." - "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

I stumbled over "Lorem Ipsum" today while discussing aspects of layout algorithms, it is dummy text often used by the printing and typesetting industry. More...

Smoking Gun

"Smoking Gun" (incontrovertible evidence of guilt) - Unbestreitbarer Schuldbeweis.

Must I forgive you
Each time
And say you don't know what your're doing
There are no victimless crimes
I know of
Out here in these graffiti ruins
My love

Oh I am not old
I'm told
But I am not young
Oh and nothing can be done
Don't start
My heart
Is a smoking gun
Oh and nothing can be done

I heard you leaving
Late last night
I heard you screaming down the mountain
Like you were running red lights
(Red lights)
You had some trash-can-rock-band pounding

Oh I am not old
I'm told
But I am not young
Oh and nothing can be done
Don't start
My heart
Is a smoking gun
Oh and nothing can be done

Must I surrender
With grace
The things I loved when I was younger
(Sweet embrace)
Must I remember your face
So well
What do I do here with this hunger

Oh I am not old
I'm told
But I am not young
Oh and nothing can be done
Don't start
My heart
Is a smoking gun
Oh and nothing can be done

Nothing can be done
Nothing can be done
Oh nothing can be done...

These are the lyrics of "Nothing Can Be Done" (Music by Larry Klein, words by Joni Mitchell). Joni Mitchell is a genius, both as a writer and a musician. This one example, there are many more, fits today's mood.

Plug

"Plug" - Stecker; Zapfen; Pfropfen, Stöpsel; Zündkerze; Spülvorrichtung.

"Japan's Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. said on Thursday it would withdraw from the camera and color film businesses, marking the end to one of the best known brands in the photography world." More here and here.

Sad. I had happily used a Minolta SLR system for about 10 years before I switched to a digital Canon SLR setup.

Coffee, No Cigarettes

"Coffee, No Cigarettes" - Kaffee, Keine Zigaretten.

Applause

"Applause" - Beifall, Applaus.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in an interview published days before her first visit to the United States, said Washington should close its Guantanamo Bay prison camp and find other ways of dealing with terror suspects.

Finally something agreeable from Fr. Merkel.