What's for dinner? - Nobel Prize banquet

[Guest guest]

Today is the day of the Nobel Prize award ceremony (or ceremonies, really, since the Peace Prize ceremony is separate from the others), and the Nobel Prize banquet. As usual, the award ceremony and the banquet will be broadcasted on national television in Sweden. And a silly folksy tradition is to have a "Nobel Prize banquet" in front of the TV. You get the nice food and wine, of your own choice even, but don't have to squeeze yourself into a tuxedo, how much better could it get? . Not much, if you ask me... In fact I have had the opportunity to get an invite to the "real" banquet a couple of times (people with a profession in research have the opportunity to buy some of the tickets/invites), but I am really not interested. I will much rather stay in front of the TV (and out of the tuxedo).... My sister thought that was madness, she thinks a night in a fantastic gown, sparkling jewelry etc, would be absolutely outstanding. I guess that's where we are different...Anyhow, I digress..., what I meant to say was, that our Nobel Prize banquet tonight will be cheese and crackers, followed by chicken. Not sure what the poor guys in tuxedos (and gals in gowns) will be getting... love/Reb

[Guest guest]

What kinds of cheese did you have at your "banquet"? hugs SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM Subject: What's for dinner? - Nobel Prize banquet

Today is the day of the Nobel Prize award ceremony (or ceremonies, really, since the Peace Prize ceremony is separate from the others), and the Nobel Prize banquet. As usual, the award ceremony and the banquet will be broadcasted on national television in Sweden. And a silly folksy tradition is to have a "Nobel Prize banquet" in front of the TV. You get the nice food and wine, of your own choice even, but don't have to squeeze yourself into a tuxedo, how much better could it get? . Not much, if you ask me... In fact I have had the opportunity to get an invite to the "real" banquet a couple of times (people with a profession in research have the opportunity to buy some of the tickets/invites), but I am really not interested. I will much rather stay in front of the TV (and out of the tuxedo).... My

sister thought that was madness, she thinks a night in a fantastic gown, sparkling jewelry etc, would be absolutely outstanding. I guess that's where we are different...Anyhow, I digress..., what I meant to say was, that our Nobel Prize banquet tonight will be cheese and crackers, followed by chicken. Not sure what the poor guys in tuxedos (and gals in gowns) will be getting... love/Reb

[Guest guest]

What kinds of cheese did you have at your "banquet"? hugs SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM Subject: What's for dinner? - Nobel Prize banquet

Today is the day of the Nobel Prize award ceremony (or ceremonies, really, since the Peace Prize ceremony is separate from the others), and the Nobel Prize banquet. As usual, the award ceremony and the banquet will be broadcasted on national television in Sweden. And a silly folksy tradition is to have a "Nobel Prize banquet" in front of the TV. You get the nice food and wine, of your own choice even, but don't have to squeeze yourself into a tuxedo, how much better could it get? . Not much, if you ask me... In fact I have had the opportunity to get an invite to the "real" banquet a couple of times (people with a profession in research have the opportunity to buy some of the tickets/invites), but I am really not interested. I will much rather stay in front of the TV (and out of the tuxedo).... My

sister thought that was madness, she thinks a night in a fantastic gown, sparkling jewelry etc, would be absolutely outstanding. I guess that's where we are different...Anyhow, I digress..., what I meant to say was, that our Nobel Prize banquet tonight will be cheese and crackers, followed by chicken. Not sure what the poor guys in tuxedos (and gals in gowns) will be getting... love/Reb

[Guest guest]

What kinds of cheese did you have at your "banquet"? hugs SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM Subject: What's for dinner? - Nobel Prize banquet

Today is the day of the Nobel Prize award ceremony (or ceremonies, really, since the Peace Prize ceremony is separate from the others), and the Nobel Prize banquet. As usual, the award ceremony and the banquet will be broadcasted on national television in Sweden. And a silly folksy tradition is to have a "Nobel Prize banquet" in front of the TV. You get the nice food and wine, of your own choice even, but don't have to squeeze yourself into a tuxedo, how much better could it get? . Not much, if you ask me... In fact I have had the opportunity to get an invite to the "real" banquet a couple of times (people with a profession in research have the opportunity to buy some of the tickets/invites), but I am really not interested. I will much rather stay in front of the TV (and out of the tuxedo).... My

sister thought that was madness, she thinks a night in a fantastic gown, sparkling jewelry etc, would be absolutely outstanding. I guess that's where we are different...Anyhow, I digress..., what I meant to say was, that our Nobel Prize banquet tonight will be cheese and crackers, followed by chicken. Not sure what the poor guys in tuxedos (and gals in gowns) will be getting... love/Reb

[Guest guest]

We had brie, cream cheese, edam cheese (traditional Christmas cheese in Sweden), and a kind of cheese I can't remember the name of, but quite similar to brie except a yellow/orange colour and a stronger flavor. And four types of crackers.And we did enjoy the Nobel evening on TV, too. The dinner part is always interluded with short interviews with different guests about relevant topics: the Nobel Prize winners are of course interviewed about the achievements that are honored with the prize, all the different professionals involved in making the whole evening happen (chefs, musicians, dancers, designers, flowers artists etc, etc) are interviewed about their part in the whole (I may pay a little less attention to what the dress designers have to say, but the chefs and the others in the kitchen always amaze me), and other guests are interviewed about how they enjoy the evening.This big talk of the evening this year was, first of all, the fact that the Crown Princess is now visibly pregnant (the baby is due in march, and will be the next crown princess or prince, once her/his mother is made Queen). That, and of course also the fact that the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature this year is the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer. He is one of my favorite poets, so I was happy with the choice (you can read more about him here: http://www.cprw.com/Coyle/transtromer.htm ). Many of the guests at the Nobel Prize ceremonies quoted there favorite poems by Tranströmer when interviewed. questioned how it was possible that they all had a favorite poem by Tranströmer, and could quote him verbatim when asked. I said: "Easy. They have all studied for the occasion, of course. Grabbing a book of his collected poetry, picking one poem you could call favorite and then memorize it, is done faster than getting into the tuxedos and ball gowns.... with that said, though, I would like to read MY favorite Tranströmer poem to you..." And then I read Romanesque Arches to her. The English translation (not done by me) is as follows:"Inside the huge Romanesque church the tourists jostled in the half darkness.vault gaped behind vault, no complete view.A few candle flames flickered.An angel with no face embraced meand whispered through my whole body:"Don't be ashamed of being human, be proud!Inside you vault opens behind vault endlessly.You will never be complete, that's how it's meant to be."Blind with tearsI was pushed out on the sun-seething piazzatogether with Mr. and Mrs. , Mr Tanaka, and Signora Sabatini,and inside each of them vault opened behind vault endlessly."love/RebPS. The translation is great, and done, I believe, by Bly. IF it had been done by me, however, I would have chosen to translate the ending of the second line "no overview" rather than "no complete view", because that's a more literal translation. I understand, though, what Bly is trying to convey with the choice of "complete view".>> What kinds of cheese did you have at your "banquet"? > > > hugs> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.> > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM> Subject: What's for dinner? - Nobel Prize banquet> > > > > > Today is the day of the Nobel Prize award ceremony (or ceremonies, really, since the Peace Prize ceremony is separate from the others), and the Nobel Prize banquet. As usual, the award ceremony and the banquet will be broadcasted on national television in Sweden. And a silly folksy tradition is to have a "Nobel Prize banquet" in front of the TV. You get the nice food and wine, of your own choice even, but don't have to squeeze yourself into a tuxedo, how much better could it get? . Not much, if you ask me... In fact I have had the opportunity to get an invite to the "real" banquet a couple of times (people with a profession in research have the opportunity to buy some of the tickets/invites), but I am really not interested. I will much rather stay in front of the TV (and out of the tuxedo).... My sister thought that was madness, she thinks a night in a fantastic gown, sparkling jewelry etc, would be absolutely outstanding. I guess that's where we are> different...> > Anyhow, I digress..., what I meant to say was, that our Nobel Prize banquet tonight will be cheese and crackers, followed by chicken. Not sure what the poor guys in tuxedos (and gals in gowns) will be getting... > > love> /Reb>

[Guest guest]

We had brie, cream cheese, edam cheese (traditional Christmas cheese in Sweden), and a kind of cheese I can't remember the name of, but quite similar to brie except a yellow/orange colour and a stronger flavor. And four types of crackers.And we did enjoy the Nobel evening on TV, too. The dinner part is always interluded with short interviews with different guests about relevant topics: the Nobel Prize winners are of course interviewed about the achievements that are honored with the prize, all the different professionals involved in making the whole evening happen (chefs, musicians, dancers, designers, flowers artists etc, etc) are interviewed about their part in the whole (I may pay a little less attention to what the dress designers have to say, but the chefs and the others in the kitchen always amaze me), and other guests are interviewed about how they enjoy the evening.This big talk of the evening this year was, first of all, the fact that the Crown Princess is now visibly pregnant (the baby is due in march, and will be the next crown princess or prince, once her/his mother is made Queen). That, and of course also the fact that the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature this year is the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer. He is one of my favorite poets, so I was happy with the choice (you can read more about him here: http://www.cprw.com/Coyle/transtromer.htm ). Many of the guests at the Nobel Prize ceremonies quoted there favorite poems by Tranströmer when interviewed. questioned how it was possible that they all had a favorite poem by Tranströmer, and could quote him verbatim when asked. I said: "Easy. They have all studied for the occasion, of course. Grabbing a book of his collected poetry, picking one poem you could call favorite and then memorize it, is done faster than getting into the tuxedos and ball gowns.... with that said, though, I would like to read MY favorite Tranströmer poem to you..." And then I read Romanesque Arches to her. The English translation (not done by me) is as follows:"Inside the huge Romanesque church the tourists jostled in the half darkness.vault gaped behind vault, no complete view.A few candle flames flickered.An angel with no face embraced meand whispered through my whole body:"Don't be ashamed of being human, be proud!Inside you vault opens behind vault endlessly.You will never be complete, that's how it's meant to be."Blind with tearsI was pushed out on the sun-seething piazzatogether with Mr. and Mrs. , Mr Tanaka, and Signora Sabatini,and inside each of them vault opened behind vault endlessly."love/RebPS. The translation is great, and done, I believe, by Bly. IF it had been done by me, however, I would have chosen to translate the ending of the second line "no overview" rather than "no complete view", because that's a more literal translation. I understand, though, what Bly is trying to convey with the choice of "complete view".>> What kinds of cheese did you have at your "banquet"? > > > hugs> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.> > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM> Subject: What's for dinner? - Nobel Prize banquet> > > > > > Today is the day of the Nobel Prize award ceremony (or ceremonies, really, since the Peace Prize ceremony is separate from the others), and the Nobel Prize banquet. As usual, the award ceremony and the banquet will be broadcasted on national television in Sweden. And a silly folksy tradition is to have a "Nobel Prize banquet" in front of the TV. You get the nice food and wine, of your own choice even, but don't have to squeeze yourself into a tuxedo, how much better could it get? . Not much, if you ask me... In fact I have had the opportunity to get an invite to the "real" banquet a couple of times (people with a profession in research have the opportunity to buy some of the tickets/invites), but I am really not interested. I will much rather stay in front of the TV (and out of the tuxedo).... My sister thought that was madness, she thinks a night in a fantastic gown, sparkling jewelry etc, would be absolutely outstanding. I guess that's where we are> different...> > Anyhow, I digress..., what I meant to say was, that our Nobel Prize banquet tonight will be cheese and crackers, followed by chicken. Not sure what the poor guys in tuxedos (and gals in gowns) will be getting... > > love> /Reb>

[Guest guest]

We had brie, cream cheese, edam cheese (traditional Christmas cheese in Sweden), and a kind of cheese I can't remember the name of, but quite similar to brie except a yellow/orange colour and a stronger flavor. And four types of crackers.And we did enjoy the Nobel evening on TV, too. The dinner part is always interluded with short interviews with different guests about relevant topics: the Nobel Prize winners are of course interviewed about the achievements that are honored with the prize, all the different professionals involved in making the whole evening happen (chefs, musicians, dancers, designers, flowers artists etc, etc) are interviewed about their part in the whole (I may pay a little less attention to what the dress designers have to say, but the chefs and the others in the kitchen always amaze me), and other guests are interviewed about how they enjoy the evening.This big talk of the evening this year was, first of all, the fact that the Crown Princess is now visibly pregnant (the baby is due in march, and will be the next crown princess or prince, once her/his mother is made Queen). That, and of course also the fact that the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature this year is the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer. He is one of my favorite poets, so I was happy with the choice (you can read more about him here: http://www.cprw.com/Coyle/transtromer.htm ). Many of the guests at the Nobel Prize ceremonies quoted there favorite poems by Tranströmer when interviewed. questioned how it was possible that they all had a favorite poem by Tranströmer, and could quote him verbatim when asked. I said: "Easy. They have all studied for the occasion, of course. Grabbing a book of his collected poetry, picking one poem you could call favorite and then memorize it, is done faster than getting into the tuxedos and ball gowns.... with that said, though, I would like to read MY favorite Tranströmer poem to you..." And then I read Romanesque Arches to her. The English translation (not done by me) is as follows:"Inside the huge Romanesque church the tourists jostled in the half darkness.vault gaped behind vault, no complete view.A few candle flames flickered.An angel with no face embraced meand whispered through my whole body:"Don't be ashamed of being human, be proud!Inside you vault opens behind vault endlessly.You will never be complete, that's how it's meant to be."Blind with tearsI was pushed out on the sun-seething piazzatogether with Mr. and Mrs. , Mr Tanaka, and Signora Sabatini,and inside each of them vault opened behind vault endlessly."love/RebPS. The translation is great, and done, I believe, by Bly. IF it had been done by me, however, I would have chosen to translate the ending of the second line "no overview" rather than "no complete view", because that's a more literal translation. I understand, though, what Bly is trying to convey with the choice of "complete view".>> What kinds of cheese did you have at your "banquet"? > > > hugs> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.> > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM> Subject: What's for dinner? - Nobel Prize banquet> > > > > > Today is the day of the Nobel Prize award ceremony (or ceremonies, really, since the Peace Prize ceremony is separate from the others), and the Nobel Prize banquet. As usual, the award ceremony and the banquet will be broadcasted on national television in Sweden. And a silly folksy tradition is to have a "Nobel Prize banquet" in front of the TV. You get the nice food and wine, of your own choice even, but don't have to squeeze yourself into a tuxedo, how much better could it get? . Not much, if you ask me... In fact I have had the opportunity to get an invite to the "real" banquet a couple of times (people with a profession in research have the opportunity to buy some of the tickets/invites), but I am really not interested. I will much rather stay in front of the TV (and out of the tuxedo).... My sister thought that was madness, she thinks a night in a fantastic gown, sparkling jewelry etc, would be absolutely outstanding. I guess that's where we are> different...> > Anyhow, I digress..., what I meant to say was, that our Nobel Prize banquet tonight will be cheese and crackers, followed by chicken. Not sure what the poor guys in tuxedos (and gals in gowns) will be getting... > > love> /Reb>

[Guest guest]

Brie and Edam, sounds like girl

twins :-D

Brie an Edam are two of my favorite cheeses!

Your evening sounds lovely:)

How is feeling? Is her vertigo gone? And

are you recovered from your flu?

love

Sharon

This email is a natural hand made

product. The slight variations in spelling and

grammar enhance its individual character and beauty

and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

From:

Reb D

To:

MSersLife

Sent:

Monday, December 12, 2011 9:36 AM

Subject:

Re: What's for dinner? - Nobel Prize banquet

We had brie, cream cheese, edam cheese

(traditional Christmas cheese in Sweden), and a

kind of cheese I can't remember the name of, but

quite similar to brie except a yellow/orange

colour and a stronger flavor. And four types of

crackers.

And we did enjoy the Nobel evening on

TV, too. The dinner part is always interluded

with short interviews with different guests

about relevant topics: the Nobel Prize winners

are of course interviewed about the

achievements that are honored with the prize,

all the different professionals involved in

making the whole evening happen (chefs,

musicians, dancers, designers, flowers artists

etc, etc) are interviewed about their part in

the whole (I may pay a little less attention

to what the dress designers have to say, but

the chefs and the others in the kitchen always

amaze me), and other guests are interviewed

about how they enjoy the evening.

This big talk of the evening this

year was, first of all, the fact that the

Crown Princess is now visibly pregnant (the

baby is due in march, and will be the next

crown princess or prince, once her/his mother

is made Queen). That, and of course also the

fact that the winner of the Nobel Prize in

Literature this year is the Swedish poet Tomas

Tranströmer. He is one of my favorite poets,

so I was happy with the choice (you can read

more about him

here: http://www.cprw.com/Coyle/transtromer.htm

). Many of the guests at the Nobel Prize

ceremonies quoted there favorite poems by

Tranströmer when interviewed. questioned

how it was possible that they all had a

favorite poem by Tranströmer, and could quote

him verbatim when asked. I said: "Easy. They

have all studied for the occasion, of course.

Grabbing a book of his collected poetry,

picking one poem you could call favorite and

then memorize it, is done faster than getting

into the tuxedos and ball gowns.... with that

said, though, I would like to read MY favorite

Tranströmer poem to you..."

And then I read Romanesque Arches

to her.

The English translation (not done

by me) is as follows:

"Inside the huge Romanesque

church the tourists jostled in the half

darkness.

vault gaped behind vault, no complete

view.

A few candle flames flickered.

An angel with no face embraced me

and whispered through my whole body:

"Don't be ashamed of being human, be

proud!

Inside you vault opens behind vault

endlessly.

You will never be complete, that's how

it's meant to be."

Blind with tears

I was pushed out on the sun-seething

piazza

together with Mr. and Mrs. , Mr

Tanaka, and Signora Sabatini,

and inside each of them vault opened

behind vault endlessly."

love

/Reb

PS.

The translation is great, and done, I

believe, by Bly. IF it had been

done by me, however, I would have chosen

to translate the ending of the second line

"no overview" rather than "no complete

view", because that's a more literal

translation. I understand, though, what

Bly is trying to convey with the choice of

"complete view".

>

> What kinds of cheese did you have at your

"banquet"?

>

>

> hugs

>

>

> Sharon

> This email is a natural hand made

product. The slight variations in spelling and

grammar enhance its individual character and

beauty and in no way are to be considered

flaws or defects.

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Reb D reb_41se@...

> To: MSersLife

> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM

> Subject: What's for dinner? -

Nobel Prize banquet

>

>

>

>

>

> Today is the day of the Nobel Prize award

ceremony (or ceremonies, really, since the

Peace Prize ceremony is separate from the

others), and the Nobel Prize banquet. As

usual, the award ceremony and the banquet will

be broadcasted on national television in

Sweden. And a silly folksy tradition is to

have a "Nobel Prize banquet" in front of the

TV. You get the nice food and wine, of your

own choice even, but don't have to squeeze

yourself into a tuxedo, how much better could

it get? . Not much, if you ask me... In fact I

have had the opportunity to get an invite to

the "real" banquet a couple of times (people

with a profession in research have the

opportunity to buy some of the

tickets/invites), but I am really not

interested. I will much rather stay in front

of the TV (and out of the tuxedo).... My

sister thought that was madness, she thinks a

night in a fantastic gown, sparkling jewelry

etc, would be absolutely outstanding. I guess

that's where we are

> different...

>

> Anyhow, I digress..., what I meant to say

was, that our Nobel Prize banquet tonight will

be cheese and crackers, followed by chicken.

Not sure what the poor guys in tuxedos (and

gals in gowns) will be getting...

>

> love

> /Reb

>

[Guest guest]

Brie and Edam, sounds like girl

twins :-D

Brie an Edam are two of my favorite cheeses!

Your evening sounds lovely:)

How is feeling? Is her vertigo gone? And

are you recovered from your flu?

love

Sharon

This email is a natural hand made

product. The slight variations in spelling and

grammar enhance its individual character and beauty

and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

From:

Reb D

To:

MSersLife

Sent:

Monday, December 12, 2011 9:36 AM

Subject:

Re: What's for dinner? - Nobel Prize banquet

We had brie, cream cheese, edam cheese

(traditional Christmas cheese in Sweden), and a

kind of cheese I can't remember the name of, but

quite similar to brie except a yellow/orange

colour and a stronger flavor. And four types of

crackers.

And we did enjoy the Nobel evening on

TV, too. The dinner part is always interluded

with short interviews with different guests

about relevant topics: the Nobel Prize winners

are of course interviewed about the

achievements that are honored with the prize,

all the different professionals involved in

making the whole evening happen (chefs,

musicians, dancers, designers, flowers artists

etc, etc) are interviewed about their part in

the whole (I may pay a little less attention

to what the dress designers have to say, but

the chefs and the others in the kitchen always

amaze me), and other guests are interviewed

about how they enjoy the evening.

This big talk of the evening this

year was, first of all, the fact that the

Crown Princess is now visibly pregnant (the

baby is due in march, and will be the next

crown princess or prince, once her/his mother

is made Queen). That, and of course also the

fact that the winner of the Nobel Prize in

Literature this year is the Swedish poet Tomas

Tranströmer. He is one of my favorite poets,

so I was happy with the choice (you can read

more about him

here: http://www.cprw.com/Coyle/transtromer.htm

). Many of the guests at the Nobel Prize

ceremonies quoted there favorite poems by

Tranströmer when interviewed. questioned

how it was possible that they all had a

favorite poem by Tranströmer, and could quote

him verbatim when asked. I said: "Easy. They

have all studied for the occasion, of course.

Grabbing a book of his collected poetry,

picking one poem you could call favorite and

then memorize it, is done faster than getting

into the tuxedos and ball gowns.... with that

said, though, I would like to read MY favorite

Tranströmer poem to you..."

And then I read Romanesque Arches

to her.

The English translation (not done

by me) is as follows:

"Inside the huge Romanesque

church the tourists jostled in the half

darkness.

vault gaped behind vault, no complete

view.

A few candle flames flickered.

An angel with no face embraced me

and whispered through my whole body:

"Don't be ashamed of being human, be

proud!

Inside you vault opens behind vault

endlessly.

You will never be complete, that's how

it's meant to be."

Blind with tears

I was pushed out on the sun-seething

piazza

together with Mr. and Mrs. , Mr

Tanaka, and Signora Sabatini,

and inside each of them vault opened

behind vault endlessly."

love

/Reb

PS.

The translation is great, and done, I

believe, by Bly. IF it had been

done by me, however, I would have chosen

to translate the ending of the second line

"no overview" rather than "no complete

view", because that's a more literal

translation. I understand, though, what

Bly is trying to convey with the choice of

"complete view".

>

> What kinds of cheese did you have at your

"banquet"?

>

>

> hugs

>

>

> Sharon

> This email is a natural hand made

product. The slight variations in spelling and

grammar enhance its individual character and

beauty and in no way are to be considered

flaws or defects.

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Reb D reb_41se@...

> To: MSersLife

> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM

> Subject: What's for dinner? -

Nobel Prize banquet

>

>

>

>

>

> Today is the day of the Nobel Prize award

ceremony (or ceremonies, really, since the

Peace Prize ceremony is separate from the

others), and the Nobel Prize banquet. As

usual, the award ceremony and the banquet will

be broadcasted on national television in

Sweden. And a silly folksy tradition is to

have a "Nobel Prize banquet" in front of the

TV. You get the nice food and wine, of your

own choice even, but don't have to squeeze

yourself into a tuxedo, how much better could

it get? . Not much, if you ask me... In fact I

have had the opportunity to get an invite to

the "real" banquet a couple of times (people

with a profession in research have the

opportunity to buy some of the

tickets/invites), but I am really not

interested. I will much rather stay in front

of the TV (and out of the tuxedo).... My

sister thought that was madness, she thinks a

night in a fantastic gown, sparkling jewelry

etc, would be absolutely outstanding. I guess

that's where we are

> different...

>

> Anyhow, I digress..., what I meant to say

was, that our Nobel Prize banquet tonight will

be cheese and crackers, followed by chicken.

Not sure what the poor guys in tuxedos (and

gals in gowns) will be getting...

>

> love

> /Reb

>

[Guest guest]

Brie and Edam, sounds like girl

twins :-D

Brie an Edam are two of my favorite cheeses!

Your evening sounds lovely:)

How is feeling? Is her vertigo gone? And

are you recovered from your flu?

love

Sharon

This email is a natural hand made

product. The slight variations in spelling and

grammar enhance its individual character and beauty

and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

From:

Reb D

To:

MSersLife

Sent:

Monday, December 12, 2011 9:36 AM

Subject:

Re: What's for dinner? - Nobel Prize banquet

We had brie, cream cheese, edam cheese

(traditional Christmas cheese in Sweden), and a

kind of cheese I can't remember the name of, but

quite similar to brie except a yellow/orange

colour and a stronger flavor. And four types of

crackers.

And we did enjoy the Nobel evening on

TV, too. The dinner part is always interluded

with short interviews with different guests

about relevant topics: the Nobel Prize winners

are of course interviewed about the

achievements that are honored with the prize,

all the different professionals involved in

making the whole evening happen (chefs,

musicians, dancers, designers, flowers artists

etc, etc) are interviewed about their part in

the whole (I may pay a little less attention

to what the dress designers have to say, but

the chefs and the others in the kitchen always

amaze me), and other guests are interviewed

about how they enjoy the evening.

This big talk of the evening this

year was, first of all, the fact that the

Crown Princess is now visibly pregnant (the

baby is due in march, and will be the next

crown princess or prince, once her/his mother

is made Queen). That, and of course also the

fact that the winner of the Nobel Prize in

Literature this year is the Swedish poet Tomas

Tranströmer. He is one of my favorite poets,

so I was happy with the choice (you can read

more about him

here: http://www.cprw.com/Coyle/transtromer.htm

). Many of the guests at the Nobel Prize

ceremonies quoted there favorite poems by

Tranströmer when interviewed. questioned

how it was possible that they all had a

favorite poem by Tranströmer, and could quote

him verbatim when asked. I said: "Easy. They

have all studied for the occasion, of course.

Grabbing a book of his collected poetry,

picking one poem you could call favorite and

then memorize it, is done faster than getting

into the tuxedos and ball gowns.... with that

said, though, I would like to read MY favorite

Tranströmer poem to you..."

And then I read Romanesque Arches

to her.

The English translation (not done

by me) is as follows:

"Inside the huge Romanesque

church the tourists jostled in the half

darkness.

vault gaped behind vault, no complete

view.

A few candle flames flickered.

An angel with no face embraced me

and whispered through my whole body:

"Don't be ashamed of being human, be

proud!

Inside you vault opens behind vault

endlessly.

You will never be complete, that's how

it's meant to be."

Blind with tears

I was pushed out on the sun-seething

piazza

together with Mr. and Mrs. , Mr

Tanaka, and Signora Sabatini,

and inside each of them vault opened

behind vault endlessly."

love

/Reb

PS.

The translation is great, and done, I

believe, by Bly. IF it had been

done by me, however, I would have chosen

to translate the ending of the second line

"no overview" rather than "no complete

view", because that's a more literal

translation. I understand, though, what

Bly is trying to convey with the choice of

"complete view".

>

> What kinds of cheese did you have at your

"banquet"?

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> hugs

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> Sharon

> This email is a natural hand made

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beauty and in no way are to be considered

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> ________________________________

> From: Reb D reb_41se@...

> To: MSersLife

> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:20 AM

> Subject: What's for dinner? -

Nobel Prize banquet

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> Today is the day of the Nobel Prize award

ceremony (or ceremonies, really, since the

Peace Prize ceremony is separate from the

others), and the Nobel Prize banquet. As

usual, the award ceremony and the banquet will

be broadcasted on national television in

Sweden. And a silly folksy tradition is to

have a "Nobel Prize banquet" in front of the

TV. You get the nice food and wine, of your

own choice even, but don't have to squeeze

yourself into a tuxedo, how much better could

it get? . Not much, if you ask me... In fact I

have had the opportunity to get an invite to

the "real" banquet a couple of times (people

with a profession in research have the

opportunity to buy some of the

tickets/invites), but I am really not

interested. I will much rather stay in front

of the TV (and out of the tuxedo).... My

sister thought that was madness, she thinks a

night in a fantastic gown, sparkling jewelry

etc, would be absolutely outstanding. I guess

that's where we are

> different...

>

> Anyhow, I digress..., what I meant to say

was, that our Nobel Prize banquet tonight will

be cheese and crackers, followed by chicken.

Not sure what the poor guys in tuxedos (and

gals in gowns) will be getting...

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> love

> /Reb

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