BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. I am trying not to focus too much on Iraq because frankly the situation over in that country makes me so angry that I want to break something. But it’s hard to ignore the reports about our abuse of Iraqi prisoners in the very prison we have used as a model for […]
Thanks to Sheila Lennan I found out that the local St. Louis ABC affiliate is one of the few that will not be telecasting Ted Koppel’s April 30th Nightline show, featuring him reading the names of the service people killed in Iraq to this point. I called the station twice, and was put through to the comment […]
A month or two ago, Steve at LanguageHat pointed out a New York show consisting of Art Deco book bindings by Pierre Legrain and Rose Adler. I was mesmerized at the beauty of the bindings, and the concept that book binding could actually be considered an art form. I’m not an arts and crafts type of person. I don’t […]
A legacy from the walk through the weeds was several tick and insect bites, and what looks like plant allergic reactions. Let me hear you folks: Way to go Shelley! We knew you couldn’t go one year without being invited to lunch! Ah well. Best get the ritual over and done with and now that […]
My belief in the existence of God or not is simple. And personal. My country does not have to believe as I do. If a child is hungry they don’t have to believe as I do for me to give them food. If a man is sick and can’t rise from his bed, he doesn’t […]