Saturday, January 24, 2009
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
CUNEIFORM WRITING- wedge shaped system, takes it's name from wedge lettering used to used over western asia. originally hieroglyphics, each denoting object/idea + like chinese corrupted into what is on assyrian monuments. originated w/ accadians of chaldea, who spoke an agglutinative language + borrowed by their semetic conquerers-the babylonians + assyrians. phonetic + ideas graphically even in accadian time, but not reducted into a systematic syllabary until the semites changes accadian into phonetic values. abundance of clay made it the best to use. taken into assyria. in the 9th C BC alarodian tribes of armenia borrowed the letters, but made their 1 value only. at a later date 'turanian' population of media + susiania did the same producing protomedic to persia. persia 40 characters under darius getting simpler. divided into archaic, hieratic, assyrian, + later babalonian.
CUNEIFORM WRITING- wedge shaped system, takes it's name from wedge lettering used to used over western asia. originally hieroglyphics, each denoting object/idea + like chinese corrupted into what is on assyrian monuments. originated w/ accadians of chaldea, who spoke an agglutinative language + borrowed by their semetic conquerers-the babylonians + assyrians. phonetic + ideas graphically even in accadian time, but not reducted into a systematic syllabary until the semites changes accadian into phonetic values. abundance of clay made it the best to use. taken into assyria. in the 9th C BC alarodian tribes of armenia borrowed the letters, but made their 1 value only. at a later date 'turanian' population of media + susiania did the same producing protomedic to persia. persia 40 characters under darius getting simpler. divided into archaic, hieratic, assyrian, + later babalonian.
RANDOM EBAY OBJECT
another simple owl. on ebay now if you want it.
RANDOM EBAY OJECTS YESTERDAY
you can buy them if you want them under eames animals. or i searched eames animals.
Friday, January 23, 2009
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
CUMIN- an annual, umbelliferous herbaceus plant, indigenous to upper egypt, arabia, india, and cina + on the mediteranian, hotter, lighter in color + larger than caraway seeds. strong aromatic smell. ancients used it to remedy squeamishness, in middle ages a common spice, used in curry "now" only used medically used by vets.
CUMMING, ROUALEYN GORDON- scottish traveler + sprortsman. known as 'the lion hunter', born 1820, 2nd son of sir william G. gordon cumming. as a boy love of nature, esp wild + sports. educated at eton + at 18 entered indian army.(madras light calvary). due to climate, did not stay long, returned back to scotland. during his stay, laid foundation of his large + interesting collection of hunting trophies + specimens of natural history. after indulging his favorite passtimes in scotland, resolved to visit the prairies + mountains of the far west, but went to south africa instead. joined the cape riflemen + in 1843 began his 5 years hunting, which he told of in book of 1850. left army for freedom + took to explore unknown interior africa, living in his wagon or living w/ 'savages'. his collection shown in london museum in 1851 during great exposition w/ lectures. d 1866.
CUNARD, SIR SAMUEL- 1787-1865. civil engineer, founder of CUNARD Steamships. b nova scotia. son of merchant. as england was going from sail to steam, C joined the scheme, went to england blah blah blah. went from paddle wheel to screw. in 1859 made baronet
CUMIN- an annual, umbelliferous herbaceus plant, indigenous to upper egypt, arabia, india, and cina + on the mediteranian, hotter, lighter in color + larger than caraway seeds. strong aromatic smell. ancients used it to remedy squeamishness, in middle ages a common spice, used in curry "now" only used medically used by vets.
CUMMING, ROUALEYN GORDON- scottish traveler + sprortsman. known as 'the lion hunter', born 1820, 2nd son of sir william G. gordon cumming. as a boy love of nature, esp wild + sports. educated at eton + at 18 entered indian army.(madras light calvary). due to climate, did not stay long, returned back to scotland. during his stay, laid foundation of his large + interesting collection of hunting trophies + specimens of natural history. after indulging his favorite passtimes in scotland, resolved to visit the prairies + mountains of the far west, but went to south africa instead. joined the cape riflemen + in 1843 began his 5 years hunting, which he told of in book of 1850. left army for freedom + took to explore unknown interior africa, living in his wagon or living w/ 'savages'. his collection shown in london museum in 1851 during great exposition w/ lectures. d 1866.
CUNARD, SIR SAMUEL- 1787-1865. civil engineer, founder of CUNARD Steamships. b nova scotia. son of merchant. as england was going from sail to steam, C joined the scheme, went to england blah blah blah. went from paddle wheel to screw. in 1859 made baronet
RANDOM AM TONALA CRITTER
ice owl but i REEALY hate that blue with THAT orange.
FRIDAY ART BLOGGING
etching of the cosmo buckle. i did it in all colors. a very extended rainbow.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
RANDOM ESTATE SALE POST
a little leftover from a sale that got interrupted by a snow storm. not much stuff. not much of the house. kitchen redone poorly. but here is the front porch view.
