I warn you, I am flagging a bit on the ideas today, so this post is a little random.
Today I carried my camera into work and back and took some photos of the fall foliage, which I fear will be gone all too soon. I’m so glad we got at least a few lovely days of crunching, beautiful leaves. Here’s an eyeful for you…
Apparently any unmarried woman over the age of 28 is legally a spinster — in the state of Illinois, anyway; I can’t speak to how prevalent this might be in all states. I’m not sure how they settled on 28, and I have absolutely no citation to prove said statement other than the testimony of a friend of mine (very reliable) whose sister encountered on the closing papers for her home, [her name], spinster. When she objected they said, ma’am, it’s the law.
Today’s musical wheel of fortune reveals:
http://static.last.fm/webclient/inline/3/inlinePlayer.swf Aqualung – Strange and Beautiful (I’ll Put a Spell on You)
You can get yourself a little 30 second snippet of it there from Last.fm anyway. I love this song. It’s dreamy, wistful and soft focus, exactly like the kind of crush it makes a perfect soundtrack for… I’m not saying strange and beautiful aren’t appealing. It’s just been my unfortunate experience that a few more sharp, poky, prickly corners than expected appear as the romantic, atmospheric haze clears. Alas. Be that as it may, I still have a crush on the song.
November 12, 2007 at 9:13 pm
The photos are gorgeous, CG! Truly.I hope you’re feeling better today!xop
November 13, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Apparently any unmarried woman over the age of 28 is legally a spinster — in the state of Illinois, anyway; I can’t speak to how prevalent this might be in all states. I’m not sure how they settled on 28, and I have absolutely no citation to prove said statement other than the testimony of a friend of mine (very reliable) whose sister encountered on the closing papers for her home, [her name], spinster. When she objected they said, ma’am, it’s the law. Perhaps because the U.S. relies on case law and they inherited most of the law from Great Britain. Historically marriage would take away the rights of women. Whereas a spinster “under law” had most of the same rights -to property anyway- as her male counterparts a married woman ceded these to her husband. The age determination may have been a result of this. Why 28? anyone’s guess really, but one can guess that it was probably some odd equation on when they would have enough money not to rely on inheritance.