BurningbirdJoeseph Duemer published a wonderful poem online and then later added a perfect annotation: The lines above attempt to camouflage their sentimentality with words like slurp & gulp & drool, but it is the barest trick. Better to just let the sentimentality be itself or keep quiet, no? We are cosmopolitan and sophisticated, wearing black silk rather […]
Nicholas, aka Aquarion is another weblogger going on leave in order to spend time on other things. He writes: I’ve spent three and a half years this week doing this weblog. That’s two and a half years of diarizing my life, and a year of “Weblogging” propery, discussing stuff with people far better at this than I […]
He was born with the odds against him and the miracle of his birth was accompanied by the miracle of his life. Arms too short and body so weak, they said he would never make it through high school, but he did. And like a weakling at the beach, he kicked sand into the face […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Yesterday afternoon I walked my next section of the Katy Trail, starting at Matson. The day was warm, somewhat humid but manageable with clouds threatening at times to rain. The drive out was not uneventful. I’m beginning to think that all drivers have so many close calls they must experience […]
I don’t know about anyone else, but I could use a small change of subject about now. I’m in a green mood. Yesterday, while the weather was still sunny, I went for a walk at Powder Valley. Each time I go there, it seems the woods get greener and greener, and the depths are so […]