This made me think awhile, and then think some more.
My one remaining pastime, thinking. Always better when there is actually something to think about.
(Seeing Ann McGarrell's name brought back memories. A half century ago, in my days of itinerant wandering, Ann and her husband Jim, the painter, lent me their Paris apartment on the Avenue Mozart, for some weeks, while they were out of town. Which was very good of them.)
Organisms in Action
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… that ecological niche was assumed to exist … This is from The Triple
Helix: Gene, Organism, and Environment by Richard Lewontin (2000, 1998): …
There is ...
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Well, I've closed (almost) one chapter of this year's schoolwork. Next
Friday I'll go up to Monson for the kids' show opening, but I'm done with
schoolte...
Towards a Working Class Bible
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Nature promised man little. Many working poor rage against God for their
place. The water is too deep, so we drift through life. A little more wind
for the...
Human Rights Day Today
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The Nobel Peace Prize this year went to Narges Mohammadi, 51, of Iran. She
was arrested 13 times, convicted for five and sentenced to a total of 31
years ...
Stay away from the pool
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My mother & I were visiting a friend of hers who was living in an apartment
complex that I regarded at the time as positively palatial, what for the
commun...
In Memory of Ed Ochester, Poet & Editor, RIP
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We have asked Ed Ochester (above) to edit our Sunday poetry pages for the
next few months. Here is one of Ed's poems: March of the Penguins The
editor of N...
“In spite of all the learned have said ...”
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Philip Freneau
Philip Freneau (1752-1852) was a journalist and poet in the early years our
country was forming. And, oh, by the way, I once wrote an under...
Jason Tandon
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Born in Hartford, CT in 1975, Jason Tandon is the author of four books of
poetry, including *The Actual World*, *Quality of Life*, and *Give Over the
Hec...
Balance is important in design
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ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis Theme natoque penatibus et
magnis dis ...
Feeding therapy FINALLY!!
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There is so much to catch up on and yet so little. I have noticed that the
last year has felt like an inward journey and so telling a story hasn’t
fe...
One year gone ...
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*Meeting Mark Mothersbaugh*
Today marks one year as editor of *Fresh Water *for me. Man-o-man, what a
ride it has been. Despite the intensity of the job, o...
I'm still here
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Just posting here to let anyone know (whoever is still dropping by from
time to time) that I still haven't disappeared, I've just been spending
time away f...
2015 Mini Gift Guide
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A mini last-minute gift guide...it's been quite some time since I've
posted. But I love the holidays so much and sharing gifts that I think
would be great ...
In a Landscape - The Playlist
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John Cage, “In a Landscape”
Bob Dylan, “My Back Pages”
Neil Young, “Ambulance Blues”
The Twilight Zone Theme
Babylon 5 Theme
Simon & Garfunkel, “Richard Co...
2 comments:
This made me think awhile, and then think some more.
My one remaining pastime, thinking. Always better when there is actually something to think about.
(Seeing Ann McGarrell's name brought back memories. A half century ago, in my days of itinerant wandering, Ann and her husband Jim, the painter, lent me their Paris apartment on the Avenue Mozart, for some weeks, while they were out of town. Which was very good of them.)
This is exactly how I feel about Nairobi.
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