This turned out nicely...

[alexpgp]

I went for a walk "around the block" late in the afternoon, after disregarding common anti-jet-lag wisdom and taking a nap in the middle of the afternoon. However, as I have nobody to see and nowhere to be tomorrow, I felt the risk was worth the refreshment.

I am puzzled by the number of shops that appear closed in the middle of the day—closed, mind you, and not out-of-busines (though I suppose a one-day view isn't going to be terribly revealing in that regard). There were a number of such establishments along Blvd Malesherbes as I strolled down to Blvd Haussman. There, at the Place de St. Augustin, I pointed my camera at the front of the rather large church that looks out over the square and zoomed in a bit on a bas relief of an angel above the entrance doors.

Considering the distance between my and my subject (a football field or so?) I think the shot turned out well (and posted it to my Instagr.am stream, too, FWIW).

From the square, I hung a right and eventually worked my way back to the apartment.

Time to see if I can put that anti-jet-lag wisdom on its ear.

Cheers...

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[velvet-granat.livejournal.com]

Are you in Paris already?? Lucky man :) How long are you two spending there?

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

Further notes on Robert B. Parker:
Ironically, I had a RBP book on CD in my car when you wrote your last thought about his writing. Today I finally put it in and started listening. Though I have only been listening for perhaps 15 minutes, he has already described the guy's clothing. (Not too surprising!)

However, something I really hadn't expected is that he uses the phrase "he said" over and over and over again. Now I know that that is the accepted form. But I think that when I read it, it must virtually disappear. Now that I'm hearing it, it glares at me. I'm also noticing his writing style, in that he deftly describes the landscape which helps me picture where he is.

In his blue striped shirt!

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

I noticed the same thing a few years ago while listening to an audio version of one of the Sunny Randall books. I suspect one of the reasons it's so noticeable is that quite a bit of Parker's text consists of conversations in which the participants take turns uttering short phrases.

And you're right about how we learn to ignore the occurrence of "he said" and "she said" in print(unless someone pulls a mean one and tacks on an adverb, which in many circles is considered a no-no—and a circle to which Parker obviously belonged). I had just about tuning these phrases out of my consciousness by the time I finished listening to the Sunny Randall story, too.

Cheers...