Monthly Archives: April 2016

“Between Elizabeth and Charlotte there was a restraint which kept them mutually silent on the subject; and Elizabeth felt persuaded that no real confidence could ever subsist between them again.” (from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice) After Charlotte accepts the … Continue reading →

Happy doggies being walked, smushed bunnies on the roads. A jet’s white trail ascending ever higher on the large morning blue. Cyclist, strange bike and huge tires, being asked by a passing driver “Where can I get one of those?” “You … Continue reading →

(example of front and back cover) (this one had a different picture on the inner hardcover) (again front and back cover) (the company did 4 poetry editions–1 on Frost based on his first and third books; the first book shown … Continue reading →

Happiness is in the imagination. What we perform, is always inferior to what we imagine.–Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.–W. Somerset Maugham, The Circle Art attempts … Continue reading →

(on my desk, a signed performance photo of GL in his more youthful prime, from a concert most likely in the late 60s or early 70s) For the past four years thereabouts, I have had infrequent dreams about people who … Continue reading →

than Glenn Gould’s Studio Outtakes CD (#38 of the Complete Bach Collection box on Sony). Creative process. Youthful confidence. Joy and ecstasy at the possibilities of capturing and recording his Bach favorites. The entire set is a transcendent spiritual experience, but … Continue reading →

Highly recommended for eavestrough cleaning. Fair price. Good communications. Friendly service. But only womenfolk are likely to be paying close attention to what they’re wearing under those kilts!

has been a great influence in my life. “I am bound by my own definition of criticism: a disinterested endeavour to learn and propagate the best that is known and thought in the world.” –“The Function of Criticism at the … Continue reading →

Huge and undeniable. Our Last Great North American Man. ’50s civil rights started with Rosa Parks on a bus, but it was King’s first impassioned speech representing her and the citizens of Montgomery, Alabama that got a whole movement rolling. … Continue reading →