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Aug 11, 2023

Ep. 624: Saving Genius!

Book talk begins @ 13:28

Musketeers dive into a fancy ball with bling, baffling moments, and a dash of romance as D'Artagnan's heart does a little cha-cha.

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  • Chop Wood, Carry Water - Jessica Cravenhttps://chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/ (a reference to the popular Zen Buddhist dictum that before enlightenment, one must chop wood and carry water, and that after enlightenment, one must chop wood and carry water.)
  • Ocean Cleanup:
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  • Oysters as vacuums for NY Harbor and a demonstration of that process, Bricks from Trash
  • Plastic from Seaweed
  • Gardening Hack
  • The raffle is still going on!
  • Librarian of Burned Books
  • Le Patréon
  • The confusing bit of chapter 21, written as a scrip:
    “”We say, ’Proud as a Scotsman,’” murmured the Duke of Buckingham.
    D’Artagnan “And we say, ’Proud as a Gascon,’” replied D’Artagnan. “The Gascons are the Scots of France.” D’Artagnan bowed to the duke, and was retiring.
    Duke of Buckingham.:  “Well, are you going away in that manner? Where, and how?”
    D’Artagnan “That’s true!”
    Duke of Buckingham.: “Fore Gad, these Frenchmen have no consideration!”
    D’Artagnan “I had forgotten that England was an island, and that you were the king of it.”
    Duke of Buckingham.: “Go to the riverside, ask for the brig Sund, and give this letter to the captain; he will convey you to a little port, where certainly you are not expected, and which is ordinarily only frequented by fishermen.”
    D’Artagnan “The name of that port?”
    Duke of Buckingham.: “St. Valery; but listen. When you have arrived there you will go to a mean tavern, without a name and without a sign—a mere fisherman’s hut. You cannot be mistaken; there is but one.”
    D’Artagnan “Afterward?”
    Duke of Buckingham.: “You will ask for the host, and will repeat to him the word ’Forward!’”
    D’Artagnan “Which means?”
    Duke of Buckingham.: “In French, En avant
  • Scottish Bravery in WWI, in WWII (post-Dunkirk)
  • Le Ballet de Le Merlaison: Clip of the music 
  • Reconstructed dance: One and Two

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