tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67104699375187254332011-06-15T06:02:41.802-07:00Rex Parkernoreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710469937518725433.post-51293843923688555202008-12-26T08:52:00.000-08:002008-12-26T08:55:04.948-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/SVUMRYAdX6I/AAAAAAAABKM/xxMXVowMa-E/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/SVUMRYAdX6I/AAAAAAAABKM/xxMXVowMa-E/s400/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284143230430830498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[Sent in by reader Terri F.]</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6710469937518725433-5129384392368855520?l=allkallthetime.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Parkernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710469937518725433.post-5970406544859422332008-12-26T08:49:00.000-08:002008-12-26T08:51:56.770-08:00<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A9n6QY-plUk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A9n6QY-plUk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[Ethel Merman!]</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6710469937518725433-597040654485942233?l=allkallthetime.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Parkernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710469937518725433.post-52469295868789198392008-12-04T16:43:00.001-08:002008-12-04T16:50:32.445-08:00Lifted the following ornamental letter from a very cool website entitled <a href="http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/">BibliOdyssey</a>, which claims that it's "by Napoléon Landais from either his <span style="font-style: italic;">'Dictionnaire Général et Grammatical des Dictionnaires Français</span>' (1834) or his <span style="font-style: italic;">'Petit Dictionnaire Français Portatif'</span> (1840)"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/STh6Cs4HSdI/AAAAAAAAA7M/kUQLURIq6po/s1600-h/Dictionnaire%2Bg%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%2Bet%2Bgrammatical%2Bdes%2Bdictionnaires%2Bfran%C3%A7ais%2B%2B%2B-%2B1834%2B-%2BLandais,%2BNapol%C3%A9on%2BHeadpiece%2Bfor%2Bthe%2Bletter%2BK.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/STh6Cs4HSdI/AAAAAAAAA7M/kUQLURIq6po/s400/Dictionnaire%2Bg%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%2Bet%2Bgrammatical%2Bdes%2Bdictionnaires%2Bfran%C3%A7ais%2B%2B%2B-%2B1834%2B-%2BLandais,%2BNapol%C3%A9on%2BHeadpiece%2Bfor%2Bthe%2Bletter%2BK.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276101150289381842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[are those kangaroos taking shelter underneath the "K"?]</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6710469937518725433-5246929586878919839?l=allkallthetime.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Parkernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710469937518725433.post-64287855774459417512008-12-04T16:26:00.000-08:002008-12-04T16:37:20.157-08:00Here are two of my favorite grids from recent years - both K-related. The first (by Patrick Merrell) has the answer 10K RACES, but all ten K's are written out, creating the only puzzle I know of with 10 consecutive K's in it:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/512073818_3fb486033f_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 338px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/512073818_3fb486033f_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>What's more awesome is that the grid contains a whopping 8 additional K's, bringing the grand total to 18, which must be some kind of record. The next grid is more modest, but still K-tastic. It's by "K"evin Der. I like that it has 11 K's, and that "K" is the 11th letter of the alphabet. Coincidence? Actually, I'm not sure. Kevin tends to know what he's doing:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/STh25yIo4uI/AAAAAAAAA7E/gfreZsl5TsU/s1600-h/08.Nov7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 344px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/STh25yIo4uI/AAAAAAAAA7E/gfreZsl5TsU/s400/08.Nov7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276097698547163874" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6710469937518725433-6428785577445941751?l=allkallthetime.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Parkernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710469937518725433.post-24279161564190889252008-12-02T19:08:00.000-08:002008-12-02T19:13:55.284-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/STX4zl9tH-I/AAAAAAAAA58/1iWQW_1HdqA/s1600-h/l_231edee268f582f037073c1d72ecb966.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/STX4zl9tH-I/AAAAAAAAA58/1iWQW_1HdqA/s400/l_231edee268f582f037073c1d72ecb966.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275396103782342626" border="0" /></a>[First reader-submitted "K" - and it's a haunting beauty]<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6710469937518725433-2427916156419088925?l=allkallthetime.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Parkernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710469937518725433.post-47980693265761077032008-12-02T18:59:00.000-08:002008-12-02T19:04:00.969-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/STX2YdKuG0I/AAAAAAAAA50/oSmPEzqnGek/s1600-h/GMk1319.uk.K.Waller.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/STX2YdKuG0I/AAAAAAAAA50/oSmPEzqnGek/s400/GMk1319.uk.K.Waller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275393438541290306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">[1963 - from my <a href="http://salmongutter.blogspot.com/2008/06/paperback-115-k-leslie-waller-gold.html">vintage paperback collection</a>]<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6710469937518725433-4798069326576107703?l=allkallthetime.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Parkernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710469937518725433.post-52459204033656799632008-12-02T18:49:00.000-08:002008-12-02T18:52:26.304-08:00A photo sent to me by my best friend, who was visiting London at the time:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/STX0IGow1sI/AAAAAAAAA5s/gMjciMYKNQg/s1600-h/DSCN0309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/STX0IGow1sI/AAAAAAAAA5s/gMjciMYKNQg/s400/DSCN0309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275390958592120514" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6710469937518725433-5245920403365679963?l=allkallthetime.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Parkernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710469937518725433.post-87668617933824222542008-11-15T15:17:00.000-08:002008-12-02T18:54:39.829-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/SR9k5R2a01I/AAAAAAAAAsM/AuBSnG4DcNk/s1600-h/Block_with_letter_K.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fUzorZk31Ss/SR9k5R2a01I/AAAAAAAAAsM/AuBSnG4DcNk/s200/Block_with_letter_K.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269041024253743954" border="0" /></a><br />This blog is dedicated to the letter "K" - specifically, it is dedicated to documenting the letter in its glorious and seemingly infinite incarnations, from ballparks to billboards, from medieval manuscripts and fine art to wacky modern business names (e.g. "Kwik Kakes" - the defunct Fresno store that triggered my current obsession with the letter). No matter where the "K" is from, whether it's with other "K"s or alone, I will hunt that letter down and pin it here.<br /><br />Please feel free to share your "K" experiences with me. If possible, snap some shots of "K"s in the wild. If ever a letter deserved to have its experience documented, that letter is "K." Let's make it happen.<br /><br />For the love of K,<br />Rex Parker<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6710469937518725433-8766861793382422254?l=allkallthetime.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rex Parkernoreply@blogger.com5