Le Mot Juste

Reflections and remonstrations, sort of

Bonnie Council

Bonnie Council
Location
Rye, New York, USA
Birthday
December 20
Bio
It will only confuse you. I have a hard time with it myself.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011 8:38PM

Our Dirty Harry Moment

There’s a classic line in the first of the Dirty Harry movies where Harry Callaghan holds the gun up to the bad guy’s head and, through gritted teeth, says, “I know what you're thinking. ‘Did he fire six shots or only five?’ Well, to tell you the truth, in all thisRead full post »

AUGUST 28, 2011 5:46PM

Once there was a beach...

This is, or was, Rye Beach, on the northwestern side of Long Island Sound, in Rye, NY.  Here are some pictures taken before, and after, Irene paid us a visit.

Rye Beach in Rye, NY - peaceful and lovely. Until Irene paid a visit.234   Read full post »

MAY 5, 2011 10:32AM

The Essay I Can't Write

Chinese Proverb: I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I write and I understand.

 

It’s been a tumultuous few days. I try to write, but such a variety of troubling events have occurred that I find it difficult to focus. I want to organize the details, mak… Read full post »

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APRIL 30, 2011 9:37PM

On My Mother's Mind

It was only after my mother died that I became fully aware of how little I actually knew about her. She shared so little of herself with any of us. But one thing I always knew, on some level anyway, was how terrified she was of developingRead full post »
MARCH 24, 2011 4:02PM

Easy Writing

Bought this new pen yesterday. Spent a long time selecting it.  At Staples – I stood there for maybe thirty minutes examining them all; so many to choose from. Ended up with this new style, called a Dr. Grip. Fat at the grip, so my arthritic fingers don’t… Read full post »
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JANUARY 6, 2011 11:52PM

Waiting for Godot, et al...

 

I’ve always felt undereducated. But never more than since moving to New York six years ago. It seems everyone I meet here has a degree or two. Not that I ask them, because I don’t - I don’t want the question turned back on me, because it always embarrasses me… Read full post »