December 8, 2004
Des(s)ert
Okay, so ambrosia (OoN 7xii04) is a dessert, and the Sahara is a desert, and precious few of our devoted readers pointed out that fact so far. Thank you. The reminders were subtle and gentle, but I may never get it straight.
Anyhow, apparently it’s not an isolated phenomenon. December’s “American Libraries Journal” tells about a Miami artist who built a $40,000 mosaic 16 feet in diameter for the Livermore (Calif) Public Library that included 175 historical names and cultural words. Among the eleven of them misspelled are “Eistein” and “Shakespere.” For an extra $6,000 plus travel, she agreed to come out and fix the damage, but not until after the critics have calmed down.
I do that sort of thing free under relatively calm criticism, and the travel is on me.