Kahlil Gibran says Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.
Kyle says poetry is music set to words.
Category Archives: writing
a cool and funny song
Roy Zimmerman "…We send our thoughts and prayers." Not about 9-11.
Time to Ban Fracking
The Free Ride for Poor People is Over
The Monday Word
I was just going to shut off the PC and hit the hay. I noticed an email had arrived bearing my Word of the Day from wordsmith.org. And the word of the day for Monday is …
coronary
MEANING:
adjective:
1. Of or relating to the crown.
2. Of or relating to the heart.
3. Of or relating to the arteries or veins of the heart.
noun:
4. A heart attack.
5. The office of a coroner.
1. Of or relating to the crown.
2. Of or relating to the heart.
3. Of or relating to the arteries or veins of the heart.
noun:
4. A heart attack.
5. The office of a coroner.
So I have decided there is just one appropriate course of action to take. I'm going to bed. And if, to misquote Cormac McCarthy, the right and God-made sun does rise for all and without distinction, the first thing I'm going to do tomorrow is go right back to bed.
The rest of you are on your own. Good night.
Whittling
Today's Writer's Almanac poem is good. It's different, as most poems are, and that's always good. The metaphor strikes true in my life.
Whittling: The Last Class by John Stone
A Free Country
By a free country, I mean a country where people are allowed, so long as they do not hurt their neighbors, to do as they like. I do not mean a country where six men may make five men do exactly as they like.
– Robert Cecil
This quote seems prescient of the discord and disarray plaguing the US today. Somehow, too many of US have gotten the idea that, if they can draw a big enough crowd, then they get to bully society into their own image. That’s not democracy. For example, the Constitution says we don’t have a state religion, but we’ve come close pretty often. And we’re headed back that way.
Which begs the question: Where do the pilgrims go next, seeking sanctuary from religious persecution, when we can’t find it here anymore?
I am by the grace of God a Christian man, by by acts a great sinner. [Link] But the arrogant and self-righteous right wing of America is practicing a variation of my religion with which I am not familiar.
Google Plus Invites
Get 'em while they're hot, 'cause Google + is cool. I like it a little better than Facebook because "circles" makes sense. It's more like real life. Plus there's none of that Big Brother feeling. Here's a link to sign up. Don't forget to add me to a circle.
https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/ngemlink?path=%2F%3Fgpinv%3D9FPlSoXZNeE%3ApTF87dDJ6xU
Remembering Ronald Reagan
They called him The Great Communicator. On this date, 30 years ago, he busted the Air Traffic Controllers Union, declared their union illegal, and fired them all.
Time For Disloyalty
Loyalty to a petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul. – Mark Twain
I think I'll ponder this today, because it's axiomatic: there are some opinions stuffed and mounted between my ears that simply no longer serve truth. There are also several arriving every day, mostly by email, that I would be better off not taking in.
Mark Twain was a horse of a different stripe, and still under-appreciated. If I made a list of dead famous people I'd like to meet, he'd be there. He was great, and that's my opinion.
Happy Birthday Mr President!
Birthday Greetings to the President of the United States, Barack Obama. Illegitimi non carborundum.
Social Media Is Your Resume
A digital strategist explains that the traditional resume is being replaced by what we do on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. “Be Careful.”
Metaphor 