tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post5712593819977775251..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Arty Farty Friday ~ John Tenniel, Alice & Political Cartooning Twilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-51981915660316807582015-02-28T00:26:00.538-06:002015-02-28T00:26:00.538-06:00mike ~ Phew -having an extra late night tonight -...mike ~ Phew -having an extra late night tonight - had to watch "just one mare" episode of "The Killing" - a very addictive series, once it got off the ground...took a while.<br /><br />I shall keep all fingers crossed that GiGi continues well - or at least much better.<br /><br />Thanks - the foot is healed, at last, and I can wear shoes (a certain style and need to be soft leather anyway - and that's another story - buying shoes on the net, then because they don't fit or are uncomfortable or hard as a board, & trying to get a refund.<br />Dang - but that is VERY frustrating! Head knocking on wall went on more than once today.)<br /><br />Hug to GiGi please. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-79171260633723642322015-02-27T19:34:32.710-06:002015-02-27T19:34:32.710-06:00I tried to make a vet appointment yesterday, but t...I tried to make a vet appointment yesterday, but the earliest I could book an appointment was Saturday. I told them I'd call today to make an appointment for Saturday morning, if the problem continued. They advised me to feed GiGi steamed chicken breast with rice, which is considered very bland. Also, I dosed her Pepto-bismol (regular strength) at 2 mL, 5 X per day and they advised 6 mL, 5 X per day. The vet doesn't like to implement antibiotics and steroids without more certainty they are needed. As you discovered with your foot problem, a heavy-handed treatment regimen can lead to death (or make you feel like death is perhaps a better option...LOL). GiGi has improved today, so I think we can coast now, and I did not make a vet appointment. I don't know the cause, but I'll not be giving her any more beef liver treats!<br /><br />You haven't mentioned your foot ulceration for a while. Is it in remission? Still wearing fuzzy slippers everywhere? mike (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-48736401610039575002015-02-27T13:57:42.030-06:002015-02-27T13:57:42.030-06:00mike (again) ~ Poor GiGi and poor you, mike - I f...mike (again) ~ Poor GiGi and poor you, mike - I feel for ya. Can't bear to see any animal in distress, but especially a dog. I guess a visit to a vet is out of the question - they charge almost as much as doctors, I think? <br /><br />Don't know what to think about internet and Netflix hiccups. We'll see if they continue. Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-58725291474865694892015-02-27T13:04:35.582-06:002015-02-27T13:04:35.582-06:00Re Netflix slowdown...I'm still with doggy pro...Re Netflix slowdown...I'm still with doggy problems, so I didn't indulge in Netflix last night. However, I had trouble when I clicked on the bookmark for your blog. I received a page stating your blog (twilightstarsong.blogspot.com) didn't exist...LOL...happened twice, then correctly linked on the third try. I used the same bookmark I always use...I knew you existed!<br /><br />I had other problems on other sites like weird page-loads and if I used the "go back one page" arrow, I sometimes received an error. It hadn't occurred to me that payback was a possible correlation...LOL.mike (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-19626702811963746652015-02-27T12:37:42.361-06:002015-02-27T12:37:42.361-06:00mike (again) ~ (re net neutrality) Well... I thou...mike (again) ~ (re net neutrality) Well... I thought I'd indicate a bit of thankfulness for small mercies! ;-)<br />I read a few comments at Common Dreams late yesterday, noticed several "downers". It's a bit the same as the XL pipeline veto by His Nibs - small mercy that could be overturned or gotten around in time by a fresh administration (or before).<br /><br />BTW, last night on Netflix we encountered a few "go-slow" hiccups, wondered if it was payback. Couldn't access Russell Brand's "Messiah Complex" at all (it was newly available on Netflix yesterday.)Will try again tonight.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-63894587121873391162015-02-27T12:23:46.109-06:002015-02-27T12:23:46.109-06:00BTW - I noticed your sidebar regarding internet ne...BTW - I noticed your sidebar regarding internet neutrality. I suspect it's a lose-lose whichever way the decision was determined. Yes, I'm glad net neutrality is now governed as a utility, but if you read some of the blurbs, it won't be truly regulated, eg price-hikes will not be reviewed and will only be investigated upon consumer complaints...state and local districts can tax and surcharge this utility as a different category now. We'll have to see how this plays, but I suspect the telecoms will make their fortunes just as easily. The consumer always pays for the $50 billion annual bonuses each company provides for their executives. The financial sector bailout at taxpayers' expense showed that bonuses ARE a reason to hike prices through devious practices.mike (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-87261809826688965632015-02-27T12:17:46.165-06:002015-02-27T12:17:46.165-06:00mike ~ Agreed - there's hardly anything availa...mike ~ Agreed - there's hardly anything available relating to Tenniel's private life and personality. In an old book "Life and Works of Sir John Tenniel" by Cosmo Monkhouse there's mention that Tenniel was a wee bit upset when critics accused him (due to his cartooning style) of having no sense of fun..."they deny me everything but severity, dignity and classicality. Now I believe that I have a very keen sense of humour....". <br /><br />After his wife died he didn't re-marry; lived with his sister, at least in his later years.<br /><br />Tenniel retained a courteous professional friendship with Dodgson, though the pair were often in dispute about how to best illustrate Dodgson's whacky characters.<br /><br />I've always thought there was an undercurrent of political imagery in Dodgson/Carroll's stories. Dodgson was quite politically-minded - he read "Punch" regularly - that's how he came across Tenniel's artwork. So if he had impressed Tenniel in this way, it becomes more understandable that the artist would consent to illustrate the books.<br /><br />I hadn't realised though (thanks for the link) that Carroll's stories might have some basis in historical fact (or maybe Shakespearean tales of history). But, if true that the stories were written versions of "off-the-cuff" tales Dodgson told to little Alice Liddell, then it's not surprising that he (an academic, well-read) might have used historical knowledge or ideas from older literature, for inspiration - kings, queens, situations, etc.<br /><br />There's an old post on Lewis Carroll and his chart:<br /><br />http://twilightstarsong.blogspot.com/2010/03/alice-charles-dodgson-lewis-carroll.html<br /><br /> Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-71596434432086169172015-02-27T11:11:01.321-06:002015-02-27T11:11:01.321-06:00His Venus in detriment, with Saturn and Mars in fa...His Venus in detriment, with Saturn and Mars in fall, made me curious about his private life...not much mention in blurbs about him for some reason...married for two years, then wife died. His father was responsible for the blinding:<br />http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/pva65.html<br /><br />Seems an odd juxtaposition for a political cartoonist to illustrate Carroll's two books for children, but "The Diagnosis of Art" infers there is much adult, political corollary at work in Carroll's prose and Tenniel's drawings:<br />http://jrs.sagepub.com/content/100/12/576.fullmikenoreply@blogger.com