vendredi 17 juin 2011
dimanche 5 juin 2011

Probably my favorite Psalm
Lord, you have been our dwelling-place throughout all generations.Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.You turn men back to dust, saying, Return to dust, O sons of men. For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning— though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered.
We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation.You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan. The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due to you. Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Relent, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble. May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendour to their children.
May the favour of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.

Visto che l'altro giorno ne stavamo parlando con colleghi, il Larousse dice:
"Forma di slang che inverte le sillabe delle parole ( verlan viene da à l’envers, cioè al contrario), è usato soprattutto tra i giovani ma molte delle sue parole sono entrate a far parte del linguaggio quotidiano. Tra gli esempi più conosciuti: meuf per femme, keuf per flic, zarbi per bizarre, laisse béton per laisse tomber, vénère per énervé . Alcune di queste parole sono diventate talmente di uso comune da non essere più percepite come uno slang e vengono perciò sottoposte ad un nuovo processo di “verlanizzazione”. È il caso di beur, termine che indica un giovane francese di origine magrebina, nato come pronuncia invertita di arabe e a sua volta trasformato in rebeu ."
mercredi 1 juin 2011

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Un ciel pur comme de l’eau baignait les étoiles et les révélait. Puis c’était la nuit. Le Sahara se dépliait dune par dune sous la lune. Sur nos fronts cette lumière de lampe qui ne livre pas les objets mais les compose, nourrit de matière tendre chaque chose. Sous nos pas assourdis, c’était le luxe d’un sable épais. Et nous marchions nu-tête, libérés du poids du soleil. La nuit : cette demeure...
lundi 30 mai 2011

Il regrettait les soirées de Paris, ce moment délicieux de sept heures du soir, quand on est libre et qu'on peut choisir entre mille plaisirs et que l'ivresse s'offre comme une compagne folle et bavarde.
Gilles, Gallimard/Folio, 1939, p. 191
[ Pierre Drieu la Rochelle ]
[ Pierre Drieu la Rochelle ]
(l'ivresse en moins)
Dolce vita!
samedi 14 mai 2011

A la Réunion, petit marché avec les poules en cage, les samoussas au fromage à 1FF, les ananas & les litchis....
A Niamey, :( je n'ai jamais fait que contourner le petit marché mais j'ai tenté le labyrinthe du grand marché et c'est là que se trouve le grand choix de pagnes et le bazin :) vendredi j'ai mis mon pagne bleu pour le boulot, celui que j'avais fait coudre en dernière minute, et ça m'a donné des envies d'Afrique - des fois je me demande ce qu'on fait à tous s'habiller chez les grandes enseignes avec des fringues qui ne taillent jamais comme il faut
A Montpellier/ la Mosson, c'est là-bas ici...
A Rome, ambiance sous-continent indien, piazza Vittorio Emanuele, riz (basmati pakistanais ou indien)- épices (canelle) - fruits secs (poudre d'amandes)- chouchous - coriandre - poissons - viande défiant toute concurrence
A Milan, via Osoppo, tendance Maroc & Sicile et on s'interpelle en arabe. Je reviens avec des kilos de fruits dont je ne sais que faire... donc ce soir je dois trouver un mode de cuisson de mes 2 kilos de poires bien bien mûres (une tarte poire & chocolat? mmmmh! mais je n'ai pas de moule à tarte)(cuites à la cannelle? je vais en manger pendant 3 semaines tous les jours)(crumble aux poires ça me tente bien aussi) et avec mes cerises je risque de retenter un clafoutis. Si jamais je mets mes plans à l'action, ce sont mes collègues qui vont être contents!
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Last Nomadic Stop
You don't need to wait for the telegram...
Ce matin-là, le monde commençait pour nous à s’émouvoir. L’opérateur de T. S. F. nous remit enfin un télégramme : deux pylônes, plantés dans le sable, nous reliaient une fois par semaine à ce monde: Courrier France-Amérique parti de Toulouse 5 h 45 stop. Passé Alicante 11 h 10. (...) En dix minutes, la nouvelle nous parvenait par Barcelone, par Casablanca, par Agadir, puis se propageait vers Dakar. Sur cinq mille kilomètres de ligne, les aéroports étaient alertés. (...) Un moteur grondait quelque part. De Toulouse jusqu’au Sénégal on cherchait à l’entendre.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Courrier Sud.
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Inspiration (2): Impalas
An impala is a medium-sized African antelope. The name impala comes from the Zulu language meaning "gazelle".
Impala range between 73 and 92 cm (29 and 36 in) tall. Average mass for a male impala is 46 to 76 kg (100 to 170 lb), while females weigh about 35 to 50 kg (77 to 110 lb). They are normally reddish-brown in color (hence the Afrikaans name of "Rooibok"), have lighter flanks and white underbellies with a characteristic "M" marking on the rear. Impalas are an ecotone species living in light woodland with little undergrowth and grassland of low to medium height. They have an irregular distribution due to dependence on free water, soils with good drainage with firm footing and moderate or less slope. While they are usually close to water in the dry season, they can go weeks without drinking when they have access to green vegetation.
Impalas are adaptable foragers. They usually switch between grazing and browsing depending on the season. During wet seasons when grasses are green and growing they graze. During dry seasons it browses foliage, shoots, forbs and seeds. It can also adapt to different habitats by being a grazer in one habitat a browser in another. Leopards, cheetahs, lions and wild dogs prey on impala.
see also: http://impala-nomade.blogspot.com/2007/08/trs-prcisement.html
Impala range between 73 and 92 cm (29 and 36 in) tall. Average mass for a male impala is 46 to 76 kg (100 to 170 lb), while females weigh about 35 to 50 kg (77 to 110 lb). They are normally reddish-brown in color (hence the Afrikaans name of "Rooibok"), have lighter flanks and white underbellies with a characteristic "M" marking on the rear. Impalas are an ecotone species living in light woodland with little undergrowth and grassland of low to medium height. They have an irregular distribution due to dependence on free water, soils with good drainage with firm footing and moderate or less slope. While they are usually close to water in the dry season, they can go weeks without drinking when they have access to green vegetation.
Impalas are adaptable foragers. They usually switch between grazing and browsing depending on the season. During wet seasons when grasses are green and growing they graze. During dry seasons it browses foliage, shoots, forbs and seeds. It can also adapt to different habitats by being a grazer in one habitat a browser in another. Leopards, cheetahs, lions and wild dogs prey on impala.
see also: http://impala-nomade.blogspot.com/2007/08/trs-prcisement.html
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