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Quotes of the Day

“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

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Line of the Day:

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

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Shallow Materialistic Google

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.

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Line of the Day

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

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My Favorite Group Terms

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

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On Writing a Book

“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

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The Most Gorgeous of Summer Fleurs

Giant peony

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COVID aside, we’ll always have

“Claire de Lune”and “Mona Lisa”.

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Crow on the lamp-post

below, the road was a good provider.

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On the other hand,

was there ever a more simple, optimistic opening to a movie than that of 1955’s Oklahoma, which you can watch on YouTube? Or a nicer, more romantic song and dance than Gene Kelly’s ” Heather on the Hills” in Brigadoon, … Continue reading

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