Monthly Archives: December 2020

Beethoven: “I shall hear in heaven.” Elizabeth Barret Browning: (asked how she was feeling) “Beautiful.” ‘Stonewall’ Jackson: “Let us cross over the river and sit in the shade of the trees.” Louis Agassiz: “The play is finished.” Bing Crosby: “That … Continue reading →

(as grandson napped) He lay back, hands behind his head, certain of so much in this unguarded moment. He and the dog, similarly assured and comfortable with their lots in life. A winter afternoon thru sheer curtains– an illuminated poet … Continue reading →

You make it up It starts like this: an empty room and paper to write on Quill in hand the peacock’s feather an eye upon the world You are the optical On your bones are fleshed the words of your … Continue reading →

There’s a lot to be said for clarity especially at 2. 3 & 4 a.m. In order to in- crease perspective u need many people asleep Mental dis- engagement & openness to suggestion don’t hurt either So what can u … Continue reading →

in not wearing a mask to protect others during the pandemic. Anyone who thinks they’re uninfected and doesn’t know about how asymptomatics can infect others is really ignorant.

Basketball Caesar (drink) Canadarm Canola Easy Off Egg Carton Gas Mask IMAX Insulin Jolly Jumper Pablum Pacemaker Pager Paint Roller Plexiglass Poutine Snowmobile Sonar Standard Time Walkie Talkie

On his dime: The Naked Edge (1961) The Bridal Path (1959) Laurel & Hardy: The Laughing Twenties The Americano (1955) Bedtime Story (1964) On my dime: Blazing Saddles (1974) The Verdict (1982) Deliverance (1972) Jaws (1975) Butch Cassidy and the … Continue reading →

A lost grammatical by this stage: Fewer/less have become increasingly blurred. Few/er refers to a specific number that can actually be counted as in few/er cases. Less refers to a more general abstract quality. You wouldn’t say less cases, but … Continue reading →