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The French connection (part deux)

Has it really been four days since I last posted? What, you may ask, could I be doing during this fine summer that would detract from my blogging?

On Tuesday I met Kevin’s French pal, Quentin. He had arrived on Monday night. It was kind of awkward as we (my sister and I) didn’t have much to say to him, nor him to us. That night we took him to see Star Wars. I had forgotten how boring it was. At 140 minutes, it was much too long. And Quentin said he had already seen it in French. I guess it’s a good way to learn English, though. Once Yoda’s English you can understand, anyone you can understand.

Yesterday we took Quentin to a mall, where we killed some time before going to a friend’s house, in a fancy gated neighborhood, for a barbecue of sorts. It pretty much consisted of eating hamburgers by the pool. There was no backyard to speak of, but there was a canal. The neighbors across the canal had a Coke machine by their pool. No fair, I thought. After that, we walked to the neighborhood club house to play chess, exercise, swim, and play billiards. By this time Quentin had warmed up to us, and us to him, so I think he’s enjoying things more now. My sister (who takes French at school) even got the nerve to practice her French on him.

On Saturday we’re going to hit Islands of Adventure, and then on Sunday we’re going to do Orlando before heading home. I hope Quentin likes it. I think he will.

Askay Ordonjay

Mary : What is the most common first name in the world?

I once said that it was Mohammed (or variants). A quick Googling doesn’t seem to give any reliable sources, but Mohammed seems to be the most common answer.

TYNARRATAYLOR: WHY DO YOUPLAY BASKETBALL

I DONT KNOWWHAT YOUR TAKLING ABOUT

Oh, please don’t tell me you think I’m Michael Jordan or something. That would be so pathetic.

Interesting: public domain newsreels from 1929 to 1967 available for download. It’s a good way of looking at history firsthand. A popular download is Dead A-Bomb Hits U.S. Town, from March 13, 1958. Aside from the title story, the newsreel reports on the use of computers in automation of factories. I was so bored yesterday that I made a sort of music video for my band using some of the footage. It is uncopyrighted, anyway.