_____ Free Rangers (wrong answers only),
Scattered. Scattered squared. Factorial. The Ackermann Function. …
Scattered like a fig leaf on an olive branch. No, that’s not it. Like a deer in the headlights on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams… on Mulholland Drive…. on the shoulder of the highway at the Great Divide… or 20,000 Leagues Under the Abyss? … I’ll get back to you on the (potentially mixed) metaphorical setting. Just keep clear of the intersection at ignorance and certainty. Nothing good ever happens there. And I had to look up the Ackermann Function too, but I still don’t understand how it’s a faster increase/greater multiplier than factorial. It’s disappointing running into the limits of one’s own understanding. Higher math leaves me behind every time. I’m a words guy. You can’t talk your way out of an equation. The first time was the hardest to take. Back then, the desktop, backpack, and back pocket were overpopulated with philosophy, and at least two or three of my favorites had referenced The Laws of Form by G. Spencer Brown as notable influence. At the time, the book had only been published once, it was quite difficult to locate in the wild, and when spotted, unnervingly expensive.
After many months of searching, waiting, and setting alerts on this new little indie start-up online auction site, I found a hardback in decent shape for only a little above max conceivable budget for such a frivolous purchase. So, it was with deeply ravenous intellectual lust and as measured motion as adrenaline would allow these limbs and digits that I dove in and absorbed the intro. The pages (and pages, and pages) of equations came out of nowhere, laughed the book out of my hand, and suggested that I stick to football like my English professor (and Kenyon Review editor) once had. And I sucked at football. Having come thoughtfully prepared and met my heroes at a route spark of inspirado, it turned out that I barely spoke a word of their native tongue. That’s fine. Perhaps I would be a different kind of writer. A(n at least) slightly dumber one than John C. Lilly and/or Jean Baudrillard. Well…why not? Many fine books have been written in prison.
So, while we’re down to our last bottle or two of some of the older ones, our best prices of the year on all in-stock Paolo Bea wines remains live for one more week. So, if you missed it, or want to re-up while you can still get 20% off on a mix & match 6-pack, you can do so here ONLINE ONLY:
(!) Click here for Paolo Bea sale (!)
Now, it’s a double in-store tasting this week, including this bonus Wednesday event. We are excited to offer you the opportunity to meet and taste with Corlea Fourie, winemaker at Bosman Family Vineyards, a wonderful winery doing literally everything right in Wellington, South Africa. Her wines are staples here, and are regular parts of dinner time for many of you, though we did just order a new to our shelves Old Vine Chenin Blanc, which arrives today. Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7th (5-7pm) for FREE tastes of Bosman Family Vineyards Chenin Blanc, Cinsaut, skin contact Grenache Blanc, and Old Vine Chenin Blanc! As usual, all Bosman wines are 10% off in-store on tasting day only!
Back to your regularly scheduled Thursday FREE in-store tasting, which welcomes back to the shop, our old pal, Roy, who is showing 3 delicious Méthode Champenoise bubbles by Ridgeview, out of Sussex, England. These are some of the finest Champagne style wines in the world, per dollar spent, including that most famous (and litigious) of French regions. As an added bonus, these lovely bottles are also the subject of our online sale this week.
So, please join us this Thursday, May 8th (5-7pm) for FREE tastes of Ridgeview Bloomsbury, Ridgeview Fitzrovia Rosé, and Ridgeview Blanc de Noirs.
Also, enjoy these deep discounts ONLINE ONLY all week (and in-store tasting day only): 10% off, 20% off 3+ bottles (mix & match), 30% off 6+ bottles (mix & match)!
(!) Click here for Ridgeview sale page (!)
Cheers,
Jack
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