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  • I thought today that probably the best way that bloomsday can be inspiring is not to dress up in leopold bloom outfits, but to slip inside the day, slip inside the broad breadth and intimacy of the day, and that is available today and any day.

    Ulysses, Ulysses, soaring through all the galaxies 2009

  • Rss this is bloomin' ridiculous so today is bloomsday - if you have a few hours, you might like to brush up on Joyce's Ulysses - it's a quick read really. happy bloomin' birthday to dorothy who is enjoying nyc as i sit at my desk and contemplate the stage of disgruntlement that must lead to office measures like this from an email i just received from the office manager: Attention all employees:

    this is bloomin' ridiculous | Perfection Quest 2004

  • Author amanda this is bloomin' ridiculous so today is bloomsday - if you have a few hours, you might like to brush up on Joyce's Ulysses - it's a quick read really. happy bloomin' birthday to dorothy who is enjoying nyc as i sit at my desk and contemplate the stage of disgruntlement that must lead to office measures like this from an email i just received from the office manager: Attention all employees:

    Archive 2004-06-01 2004

  • But still, it sounds cool to say, "oh yeah, I qualified for second seeding at bloomsday - no big deal ..."!!

    slemondropp Diary Entry slemondropp 2003

  • It's so moving. blondebydesign not gonna leave you stranded #hopeforhaiti bloomsday U2/JayZ/Rihanna rocked da house!

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • Jun 16, 2010 The only bloomsday event in all of Limerick - parade, traditional bloomsday br ...

    ireland.com Breaking News 2010

  • Includes links and information on Bloomsday, the annual event celebrated on June 16, the date on which James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place.www. robotwisdom.com/jaj/ulysses/bloomsday. html

    The Spark of Yahoo! 2010

  • Information on Bloomsday, the annual celebration among Jamees Joyce fans throughout the world, celebrated June 16.www. infoplease.com/spot/bloomsday. html

    The Spark of Yahoo! 2010

  • "zone_info": "huffpost. politics/blog; entertainment = 1; politics = 1; nickname = jayne-lyn-stahl; entry_id = 216533; bloomsday = 1; david-letterman = 1; david-letterman-sarah-palin = 1; frank-sinatra = 1; james-woolsey = 1; palin = 1; wasilla = 1",

    Jayne Lyn Stahl: Sarah Palin and her Frank Sinatra Complex 2009

  • i never knew there was a wagner/joyce connection. happy bloomsday~

    as a wagoner would his mudheeldy wheesindonk Matthew Guerrieri 2007

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  • Have a happy one :-)

    June 17, 2008

  • Is it Michael's birthday?

    Does something bloom today? Maybe hydrangeas, up north? I'm between blooms right now, although the Black-eyed Susans are going to pop soon...

    What IS bloomsday? It sounds nicer than doomsday...

    June 17, 2008

  • Poor Susans :-(

    The day on which the events of Ulysses take place is 16 June (1904). Hence Bloomsday from Leopold Bloom, main character of Joyce's work.

    June 17, 2008

  • Thanks, bilby! Ulysses was soooo very difficult for me. I understand the Susans so much better!

    Due to a couple of recent turns in wordie action, I'll be taking a break. I don't speak Japanese or, apparently, enough French. As for the other, well, it doesn't make me laugh.

    Ciao :-), I'll be on the porch.

    June 17, 2008

  • I was just coming here to add a late "happy Bloomsday" note. You beat me to it, John. :-)

    June 17, 2008