Referring to the "author night" at a local bookstore and the humility gained from the size of the turnout, Roger Wright wrote: "Even after a barrage of publicity that included every kind of media except for skywriting." One thing led to another and then to a musical accompaniment.

This is the 3rd time I'm writing this. (Storms, in this case, good in our drought-stricken area. Boom had gone the dynamite and yank had gone the cord.) I used "old embed code" at the YouTube site for this. It's a check box.

Anyhoo - Tom wrote a fabulous essay… Read full post »

It's about 30 miles into town and I never get tired of the drive. (Outdoor Magazine once named our area as one of the modern 7 wonders of the world.)

I had a hastily arranged appointment at the dentist, Wednesday, thanks to a last minute cancellation. What… Read full post »

^{Big Gnus}

As I commented at a post of designanator's, dated March 8, 2013 - "Who writes a post called 'Seven days without Stacey?' I think 'favorite' comes up a little shallow. I'll address this all from my blog shortly, but I'll tell/… Read full post »

^Desperadoes

We came back now as tourists, seeing the historic downtown and looking forward to some fine dining for a birthday treat. Did we stay at the… Read full post »

hokku

renku

example...

 
"Ute  indian  sand 

is  holy" as anagram

more is still to come


does this mean that

I should have at it?

my own anagrams?


that is the hokku

calling you to play a game

do you want to play?


fourtee… Read full post »

Millions are deciding right now, while all that really serious crap is going on, whether to wait for the v. 5.5, or plunge right now.

I mean, shekels are tight, but too tight for technology?

In a nervous sweat, I find myself refreshing the Gawker homepage.

Incessantly.… Read full post »

Cats and flowers - flowers and cats. I know: I've been Johnny One Note lately.

But as our good friend, Mr. Natural says, "one note is better than no note."

I'm assuming.

I have posts on the 18th and 28th of last month which deal… Read full post »

noun
<sup>1. the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
2. the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself.</sup>

 

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VOICES FROM THE WILDERNESS

As citizens, we have one vote. Our voices are as powerful as we can make them. But we still have that one vote. Both liability and bargaining chip: one vote.

This is my Iraq 10 year anniversary offering. I haven't changed a thing… Read full post »

I have to larn that 'ya?
Bespeaks me w-what?
Fit'st as wants a wont
I have a true tale to tell

When times were about as
'Deep as time can get' yes
Ventured I did to discovery
A  "poke/joke" recommend

Comment by Arthur James on November 27, 2012 at 6:47am

    I came bac to… Read full post »

It was like the light burning out on the music stand.

No, it was like a test of one's dependence on an audience.

No, it was a challenge not to envision every… Read full post »

^{Martha Youdin -2013 untitled - wood, copper, glass, fishing line - 12" x 11"}

Wikipedia has this to say: "Ekphrasis has been considered generally to be a rhetorical device in which one medium of art tries to relate to another medium by defining and describing its essence and form,/… Read full post »

The Albuquerque Journal reports today that "(a)fter more than two years at the helm of New Mexico’s public school system, Hanna Skandera finally will get her day in the state Senate."

I've written about our state's education policies several times, or has it been many?

I read that our… Read full post »

 ^{Uncle Sam Not Shy Weighing in on "The Sequester"}
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