Monthly Archives: February 2017

Take a Good Look

“There is enchantment right in front of you, waiting for you to notice.” –Janet Luhrs ………………………………. “Life remains a blessing although you cannot bless.”–W.H. Auden (Failing that, maybe reconnect with your Inner Child.)

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Marriage is not dead.

There are millions of people married to their phones. (‘Forget your phone on Family Day’ hasn’t a prayer of working widely. Phone marriages are hard-wired.)

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Aldous Huxley,

(a recommended book by his artist-wife about one of the most interesting writers and thinkers who ever lived) ……………………………………. like many great artists, liked to know things and correlate them into patterns. He loved to explore and sought positive ideal … Continue reading

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Sound like any government leader you know of?

He keeps things simmering and uses nationalism to express vanity and hatred. He has delusions of greatness and takes a pleasure in nastiness as opposed to kindness, respect, and benevolence. He loathes foreigners and foments jingoistic patriotism. He uses propaganda to create … Continue reading

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The Great English Writers

(a recommended CD of the quirky, interesting novelist Graham Greene) still are: Agatha Christie Joseph Conrad Charles Dickens Graham Greene Thomas Hardy George Orwell George Bernard Shaw Virginia Woolf Each has significant bodies of work with variety. The greatest still, and one … Continue reading

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Winner Fixed?

There have been predictions of favorites to win before on the famous Westminster dog show, but this year’s winner was a little too hyped and forecast long before the final. Early in the lousy Fox coverage, with a surfeit of ditzy … Continue reading

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V-Day, 2017

Despite the many various nets we thrown over Life, it and most people we’ve known remain elusive and slip through the openings–never to be known, understood, let alone appreciated. –RD, Feb. 14, 2017 (If you’re looking for a classic movie that … Continue reading

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Monday: Massive Red-Letter Day

My rare signed Silent Spring flatsigned by Rachel Carson showed up. She is one of three 20th century women who has really impressed me forever. In case you don’t know, she is the little lady who brought the U.S. government … Continue reading

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An Only-Child Boy and His Dog, Late ’50s

Scamp (name inspired by Lady and the Tramp), an adopted mongrel, grew up with me from 1956-1962. He was significant company and a playmate, ‘always home’ when the latchkey kid arrived back from school.

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A Foppish Usher in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury, 1967

(my Marlon Brando year, complete with red handkerchief ‘prop’, loosely based on Mr. Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty?) “Now jurymen, hear my advice…”

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