Spelling and Pronounciation

I have been reviewing a college writing handbook from many years ago.  I am doing it in hopes of improving my writing skills.  One of the sections of the book addressed words frequently misspelled because they have more than one correct pronunciation.  For fun, I have copied the list below.  How do you pronounce these words?  (I think I should add the word pronunciation!)

surprise
government
arctic
boundary
comparable
February
generally
interest
veteran
laboratory
memory
sophomore
literature
temperature
perhaps
where
hundred

Learning Something New About Andy Warhol

Growing up, I had always thought that Andy Warhol's painting of Mao was an anti-American statement.  This week I learned differently.  Rather, Mr. Warhol's intent was to mock Mao by duplicating a picture for individual profit that all Chinese citizen were required to carry inside their communist notebook.  Besides making a profit on his painting, the makeup painted on the face would have been seen by the Chinese as abhorrent. Warhol painted hundred's of these paintings in varying sizes changing the colors on the face and background.  He painted only three that were fifteen feet in height as the one I have photographed here.   

Trying Something New

Summer in Chicago is so much fun!  There are concerts, walks, the parks are great and they have exercise class outdoor on Saturday morning.   This last week, I decided to try something new, Tai Chi.  This class starts at  7 am.  It is certainly a unique exercise program.  To do it well, I think you would have to study this consistently as the routines seem to be memorized.  My all time favorite class is Yoga.  It starts at 8 am.  They also have a Pilates class at 9. 

The second picture is of the Zumba class at 10 am.  There were lots of newcomers by them.  No matter what class you go to, it is beautiful to be outside breathing the fresh air and moving.  All classes are sponsored by guess who....McDonalds!

A Bible with a Great Story

I am cleaning out shelves and boxes to accommodate my smaller apartment.  I have decided to discard a bible given to me by my grandmother, Martina Dalebout Duffin.  Before I do, I want to share the pictures and short story of this book. 

 

This is a King James Bible published in 1941.  It is leather bound.  It was purchased by Martina from a door-to-door salesman.  I don't know if she knew or only assumed, but her reason for purchasing the book was to help the man who was trying to support his family during those difficult economic times.

Although the cover is very warn, the interior was left unmarked.  For that reason I felt that the value was in  the story and not the tattered bible itself.  

A Suprise in Grant Park

Todd and I had a tour of Grant Park today.  This is the park we look at from our front windows.  During the tour, I saw and learned two more interesting points about the park.  First, there is this great statute of Christopher Columbus at the south end of the park marking the entrance into the park on Columbus Drive.

The other surprise and really interesting point was about the section of the park called the "Hall of the Presidents".  Currently, the only statue of presidents in the park is of Abraham Lincoln at the north end.  The original plans included one more statue on the south end.  It was to be of George Washington.  I would love to see a statute of George in the park!