Monthly Archives: July 2020

No. of hot dogs a human being can likely eat 74 is the current record.

be sure to visit Margaret Laurence’s house (the “big Simpson house in A Bird in the House) and the Stone Angel (from that novel) gravesite in the town cemetery. I’ve been there twice. Lots to see in the house. You … Continue reading →

“Infinite possibility is good, not bad.” -James Gleick, The Information “He that desires to print a book, should much more desire, to be a book.” -John Donne

from Biden quoting Trump on clean electricity: “LED is no good. It makes me look orange.”

with its perpetual question: How much is so-and-so worth? BTW/ I noticed the Redskins changed their name for one reason: money. The modern American Dream remains about money, first and foremost. Examples: Trump. Republicans.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley to Betsey DeVos: “I wouldn’t trust you to care for a house plant let alone my child.”

a nest of vipers a string of ponies an army of caterpillars a den of thieves an embarrassment of riches a mess of pottage an exaltation of larks a skulk of friars a gang of elk a parliament of owls … Continue reading →

“Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are … Continue reading →

Giant peony

“Claire de Lune”and “Mona Lisa”.