http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ The Blog of Janet Sommer en Vox Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:56:29 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/friday-the-thirteenth.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Janet) http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/friday-the-thirteenth.html?_c=feed-rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/friday-the-thirteenth.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:56:29 -0700 Well, I guess it's only fitting that the power was out here for about 16 hours, overnight and into this morning. And, hopefully that is the worst thing that Friday the 13th will bring. I read by candlelight for awhile when I got home last night, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/friday-the-thirteenth.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00fa967ea3d90003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/may-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Janet) http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/may-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/may-day.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 01 May 2008 10:43:37 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398f577440005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398f577440005-50si" alt="Andrew, Melissa &amp; Jonathan" /></a> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48cf3e05f0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48cf3e05f0003-50si" alt="Jonathan, Andrew &amp; Averi" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I may be a little late with the Easter photos, but for family far away, here they are: Aren't they cute? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/may-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398f567e90004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> family easter http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/mikhail-merce.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Janet) http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/mikhail-merce.html?_c=feed-rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/mikhail-merce.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:32:37 -0700 There is an amazing slide show of Mikhail Baryshnikov's photos of Merce Cunningham's work in the Sunday Times. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/arts/20080323_MERCE_FEATURE/index.html <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/mikhail-merce.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398e92ff70005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> photography dance http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/qotd-good-catch.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Janet) http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/qotd-good-catch.html?_c=feed-rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/qotd-good-catch.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:28:32 -0700 Do you have a particular "catch phrase" for which you are known? Submitted by Emu with a Clue. My father had a platitude for every occasion, it sometimes seemed. One of his favorites (especially when it came to me...) was "The road to hell is ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/qotd-good-catch.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48d050b820001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd catch phrase http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/the-five-little-sommer-kids-all-grown-up.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Janet) http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/the-five-little-sommer-kids-all-grown-up.html?_c=feed-rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/the-five-little-sommer-kids-all-grown-up.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:09:04 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398e77c3a0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398e77c3a0005-50si" alt="5 of us" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Scary. But recently we had a really rare opportunity for the five of us to be in the same place at the same time. Here is proof: From left to right: Joe, Janet, Dick, Joyce and John. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/the-five-little-sommer-kids-all-grown-up.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48ce5e8980003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> family siblings http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-roof-is-on-fire.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Janet) http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-roof-is-on-fire.html?_c=feed-rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-roof-is-on-fire.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:32:26 -0700 What one object/thing would you take if your house were on fire? My negatives. My thousands of freaking negatives which basically document much of the jazz scene in NY during the '90's and a lot of New York from the late '80's to the early 20... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-roof-is-on-fire.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398e626380004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd turtle negatives house fire http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/grace-june.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Janet) http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/grace-june.html?_c=feed-rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/grace-june.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:41:10 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48d025b380001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48d025b380001-50si" alt="Sisters- Mom, Dorty, Lois, Joan" /></a> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398e541860005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398e541860005-50si" alt="Grace June graduates" /></a> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48d025af00001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48d025af00001-50si" alt="Me, Mom and Joyce (left to right)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Forty one years ago today my mother died. March 12, 1967. She was forty-five. I was nine. Not a day goes by that I don't think of her for one reason or another. Today I can't help but think of the fact that I am five years older now than she wa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/grace-june.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398e53ecc0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> family death life mom http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/snow-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Janet) http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/snow-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/snow-day.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:17:00 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48ce209820002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48ce209820002-50si" alt="Snow Laden Pine Trees" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> For anyone who was fooled by that 70 degree day we had earlier this week in central Ohio, guess what? 8 to 12 inches is expected by tomorrow, with a possibility for more. The Cafe was closing early, so I have a snow day! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/snow-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48ce21b6e0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-this-sets-me-apart.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Janet) http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-this-sets-me-apart.html?_c=feed-rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-this-sets-me-apart.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:56:10 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48cffd5e40001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48cffd5e40001-50si" alt="Confused Mind" /></a> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48cffd6120001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48cffd6120001-50si" alt="Shine of heart." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Show us what sets you apart from the next person. + ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-this-sets-me-apart.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398e2bdcd0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vox hunt sets me apart http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/reading-rambles.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Janet) http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/reading-rambles.html?_c=feed-rss http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/reading-rambles.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:22:32 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/book/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48ce087ec0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00f48ce087ec0002-50si" alt="Pillar of Fire : America in the King Years 1963-65 (America in the King Years)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I feel as though all I did in February is sleep, read, and work. And eat. Mostly I wanted to sleep. I did manage to finish several good books, including the Oscar Wilde bio. From there I went on to a William Styron bio, two Jeffrey Deaver "Linc... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://janetsommer.vox.com/library/post/reading-rambles.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e83707bbe2b00e398e225760004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> culture books history reading sleep