The Paris Savannah Connection

Newsletter: May 11, 2010

There’s a proverb that says: “Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it!”

So it’s raining. That’s nourishing the earth.

Burt as the French say: “Après la pluie, le beau temps.”

So be it! The sun and fair weather will make our gardens grow!

Another proverb that came up today was one of my mother’s favorites. Sorry … From now on, I’m going to write it this way: Favoritz. Well it was this one:

“Necessity is the mother of invention.”

Mothers like to talk about their children. In the same way that when a woman sits in the passenger seat of a car, she checks the quality of the mirror when the visor is pulled down. Just checking…on the children in the back seat?

Necessity gives birth to invention. When you need something … you find a way to get it, to do it, to solve the problem. We burst with creative power. Inventiveness.

After reading today’s news, good news! We have a very creative and inventive future just ahead of us.

And for a major boost of inventiveness … will anybody join me for a trip to Athens? Madrid? Lisbon? or … Brussels ?

Hope you enjoy today’s The Paris Savannah Connection !

Mark

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Newsletter: May 10, 2010

May 8: Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was on May 8, 1945, the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. (from Wikipedia)

National Holiday.

65 years later. We’ve come a long way.

(TGIM8!) In fact, I hadn’t intended to send out a newsletter this morning … but something unexpected happened … as usual … in additon to this experimental format …

When I was on my way to get a fresh baguette for my daughter’s breakfast, I ran into my neighbor A. who was visibly enjoying the cool morning air as he bicycled just past the front door of my building. He was on his way to buy some cheese. At his favorite cheese shop.

This sparked an idea. Suppose I created a new category on the Paris Savannah Connection called “Favorites” ? Whoever wanted to share their “favorite” places with others connecting to the Paris Savannah Connection could do so …

So in the spirit of the Buzz/Yahoo/Google//Texto world we live in, I wrote it as it is pronounced: Favoritz, rhyming with Ritz.

If you’ve got a Favoritz in Paris or in Savannah to share … let me know and if it’s postable … up it will go!

I hope this May weekend is special for you, too.

Favoritz: Paris Radio FM and online : TSFJazz

In Paris, it’s 89.9 FM … and on the net …

click here for TSFJAZZ

When you’re online, you can hear the programs by clicking on “Ecouter TSFJAZZ” which is on the left side of the screen.

Afterwards, just choose your listening interface: Flash – QuickTime – Real – etc …

Enjoy. 24/24 7/7.

The podcasts are great, too.

pronunciation : why? = y

Why ??? Why ??? = Why not?

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Newsletter: May 10, 2010

The forecast here in the Paris area was for a weekend of rain. And we didn’t get any at all! It was actually quite nice.

But let’s not be disappointed. Maybe we’ll get some later this week! There are lots of good things about Spring rain, not the least of which is that when it’s over, we’re so grateful to bask in the sun again.

Forecasting the weather has always been tricky business. And pretty safe business too because we all know that … it’s only a forecast and that whoever REALLY claims to tell the immediate future is quite like the fortune teller or the astrologist…though I do remember an old man who could predict the weather quite accurately by observing a frog. His margin of error could be measured in minutes, especially when the dark clouds were visible. A Frenchman by the name of Charles who lived in a tiny hamlet in the hills of the Massif Central in the Limousin region of France.

This being said, I’ve planned a few new posts to entertain you with this week. Today’s top post is sincere: It’s a first few words about saying “Thank you.”

But also … over the weekend, I added a new category: Favoritz. If you have a favorite place and would like to share it with the others who read The Paris Savannah Connection, just send me a few words. Everyone will be grateful. And some may even thank you. As long as it’s postable, we’ll post it!

Have a good week,

And thanks … a million for sharing in The Paris Savannah Connection !

Mark

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Favoritz: Bread & Pastries in Paris

We all know that Paris has a pretty good reputation for these. Deservedly! This obviously isn’t the ONLY address, but … it is a suggestion.

Here’s a tip & a photo.

des Gateaux & du Pain

63 Boulevard Pasteur 75015 Paris (a few minutes’ walk from the Gare Montparnasse)

Quality. Taste. Class.

and then there’s the excellent, cozy Bread and Roses at 62 rue Madame, just outside the Luco.

If you’ve got a Favoritz to share … it’s about time you subscribed to the Paris Savannah Connection!

Favoritz: In Paris for cheese.

It’s a bright and sunny Saturday morning here in Paris. I was going out to the bakery to get a fresh baguette for my daughter’s breakfast when I saw my neighbor A. on his bicycle.

“Good morning, A.”

“Good morning, Mark”

and after a few words, A. let me in on a secret …

I’m on my way for some cheese … My favorite place in Paris for cheese … is Dubois, A. said.

You know that the word for cheese in French is “fromage” and that a cheese shop is a “fromagerie” … I won’t say anymore …

But to save you a search … Here’s the FIRST Favoritz.

and …

If you’ve got a Favoritz to share … let me know!