Monthly Archives: June 2015

You were the rarest book of all, for me, the ultimate edition. Much of you had been unread though you remained in great shape, unfaded and unmarked. Crisp and fine, inscribed to me only, a true collectible. Bibiliophile that I … Continue reading →

they are continuing presences.” –Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

“Perhaps the androgynous mind is less apt to make these distinctions than the single-sexed mind….the androgynous mind is resonant and porous; that it transmits emotion without impediment; that it is unnaturally creative, incandescent and undivided.” –Virginia Woolf, A Room of … Continue reading →

“Generally circumstances are against it. Dogs will bark; people will interrupt; money must be made; health will break down. Further, accentuating all these difficulties and making them harder to bear is the world’s notorious indifference. It does not ask people … Continue reading →

“But what still remains with me as a worse infliction than either was the poison of fear and bitterness which those days bred in me.” “To begin with, always to be doing work that one did not wish to do, … Continue reading →

Radium butterfly, miniature golf course

I will just say this. K-12 education used to be wisely broad-based, relatively unagenda-ed . Kids learned and knew a lot about the world and human nature by the end of grade 12. They were not shallow, dumb, simply ‘nice’, … Continue reading →

is not Bruce Jenner’s transgendering, Kim Kardashian’s dress catching fire, Edmonton’s wanna-be mermaid, Mike Duffy’s trial, or anyone’s limited political or personal agenda to capture public attention, headlines, and news coverage. Many people and most of the media can no longer … Continue reading →

Any restaurant that offers doggy water is OK with me. The Alex Colville-inspired selfie. “Granite” (abstract) Radium gender humor Radium hustler in motion Street banner art If the shoe fits… “Primeval” “The Owl and the Apples” abstract: “Convergence” (ceilings meeting) … Continue reading →

“And all those should know who gaze the skies/ It’s for those who are wise, only those who are wise.” –John Stewart, Kingston Trio, “Those Who Are Wise”