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Tying up loose ends
Let me take a minute or two to catch up on a few things:
On Southernisms: A gentlewoman for whom I have the utmost respect called me down, although very politely, in an e-mail over the correct way to say P-E-C-A-N. As you may remember from my July 2 post, I had staked a claim to “puh-KAHN” being the preferred way. She is a supporter of the “PEE-can” school of pronunciation, attributing her preference to being a member of “a different age group.” As that she is, in my view, a lady of ageless grace and charm, I will defer to her here.
On the rise again of LPs: Holt, one of this blog’s readers, observed that one reason artists may be interested in releasing music on vinyl is it would be harder to convert the songs to MP3s or other digital formats so they could be shared over the Web. That makes sense but I suspect that the technorati easily could find a way to do so.
Back Then gallery: If you like the Back Then historic photos that run on page 2D of Sunday’s editions of the Telegram, there is a gallery of them now available on the Telegram’s Web site. More will be added with time. If you have a photo that you would like to submit for consideration for publication in Back Then, please send it to me at telegram.life@coxnc.com or call me at 407-9942.
On G-rated movies: “WALL-E” isn’t alone. G-rated films to be released in coming weeks include “Space Chimps” on Friday and “Fly Me to the Moon” on Aug. 8. Parents, if you are interested in finding out what upcoming movies are rated, you may find some help from the Motion Picture Association of America, the group that oversees the ratings system. The association offers an e-mail list, Red Carpet Ratings that “provid(es) parents with the information they need to make decisions about their children’s movie going experiences.” I came across this when looking through the association’s Web site to see if it had a readily available list of G-rated movies. (It didn’t, or at least I couldn’t find it.) If you try Red Carpet Ratings, please let me know how well it worked for you.
What’s your idea for a future blog topic or something to do on the longest day of the year or a neat Web site you’d like to suggest? Share your ideas by commenting on this blog or e-mailing Ross at rchandler@coxnc.com.
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