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Год назад в Москве поставили памятник Державину.

На его постаменте высекли 4 стихотворные строчки из "На взятие Измаила" (1790 год), про город на терр.совр. Одесской области:

2 ошибки в этих 4 строчках нашел литературовед Михаил Эдельштейн:

"... влепили "ё" вместо "е", из-за чего пропала рифма [умрЕт/свЕт], а вместо "так" в третьей строке написали "как", из-за чего пропал и смысл".

В правильном виде эти строки, написанные весьма старомодным слогом, звучат:

А слава тех не умирает,

Кто за отечество умрет;

Она так в вечности сияет,

Как в море ночью лунный свет.

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Когда же наши власти и исполнители статуй выучат, что существует на свете загадочная, редчайшая, вероятно, стоящая адских гонораров и потому такая редковспоминаемая профессия корректора?

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Hope springs eternal, they say… especially for football fans.

I have not been paying much attention to the NFL during the offseason. Too many other things to do. Both of my teams did pretty well in the draft, though, so surely they would do better than they did last season, which was dismal to say the least. The Jets have a new coach in Aaron Glenn, the Giants have a couple of new quarterbacks (a couple old new quarterbacks and a new new one). Opening day, the G-Men were playing the Commanders from DC, and the Jets the Steelers. At least one of them would surely bring home a win.

Well, no.

Sigh.

The Giants looked absolutely dismal against Washingon. Defense was okay, but the offense did not exist. Could not run the ball, could not pass the ball. The game was not nearly as close as the final score suggested.

The Jets were much better. Scored first, led for much of the game, Justin Fields showed flashes as QB. Couple times it looked as if they had the game in hand. But no. Bad mistakes at key moments doomed them, and a long field goal at the end drove the knife through their hearts. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory is something the Jets have a lot of practice at.

So there we are. 0-1 and 0-1. Another long season awaits.

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August was a busy month for me and mine, with two conventions on the schedule, a road trip in between, and a couple of guests afterward.

Worldcon was in Seattle this year. The Brotherhood Without Banners were there in force, which I always like to see. Caught up with some old fan friends, made some new ones. I did two panels, both of them emjoyable, and the autographing was well run, drew about three hundred. For me, the highlight of the con was our screening of the three Howard Waldrop short films — NIGHT OF THE COOTERS, MARY MARGARET ROAD GRADER, and THE UGLY CHICKENS. We had a full house for that, every seat occupied, people sitting in the aisles and standing in the back of the hall, and everyone seemed to enjoy the movies, which pleased me no end. I just wish Howard could have been there to see them.

When not signing books or doing a panel or showing a film, I mostly sat around in the bar with Parris and friends, chatting about everything and nothing. I have reached the point in life where that’s the best part of any con for me. It does bring back memories, though. Worldcons these days are filled with ghosts: Howard and Gardner, Ed Bryant and John Miller, so many more.

Drove home after the con, through Washington, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorad0, and New Mexico, before returning to the Land of Enchantment just in time for Bubonicon, which was its usual friendly local convention. Guests this year included two of my favorite Joes, Joe Lansdale and Joe Haldeman. It was great to see them both. And Gay as well, who is always a treat.

I’m home now, though, and back at it. New York City Comicon is next on the schedule, where I’ll be meeting up with the stars and showrunner of KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOM, and checking in with the family over in Bayonne. Maybe I will see some of you there.

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