One of the reasons that I put this blog on hold in June of 2012 was that the all-consuming task of purchasing a condominium in Los Angeles made it impossible to set aside the time necessary for blogging. When we started to visit properties up for sale in the city, we were still … [Read more...] about Meanwhile, in Los Angeles
Miscellaneous
Sweet Potato Recipe
They are, of course, delicious just by themselves, or with sour cream and chopped chives, but if you would like something a bit more elaborate, here my favorite sweet potato recipe: You need: 4 medium sweet potatoes 28-oz can country-style baked beans 2 peaches, … [Read more...] about Sweet Potato Recipe
Scrape And Post
Even after all this time, the Web is still full of surprises. After having published the last post, “A ♥ for Language Blogs,” I thought I’d check how many language blogs out there had done the same thing. One of the results was a blog called Translation details. Their post … [Read more...] about Scrape And Post
We Have A Winner
In a post on May 5th I wondered aloud which of three blog milestones would be reached first. It is sad but true: Akismet has stopped its 100,000th spam comment. That is not the sum of spam comments since the start of Translate This! For most years I used SpamKarma, even after … [Read more...] about We Have A Winner
Weekend Video
I remember vividly the painting we had on the wall of our living room when I was about six years old. It was dark and mysterious, the strangely geometric jungle plants hinted that there was more to the story of the “Snake Charmer” by Henri Rousseau. Michel Hoog in his book on … [Read more...] about Weekend Video