Category Archives: Musing

A Letter to Mom

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Dear Mother Nature, Last Sunday was Mother’s Day, and it occurred to me that I hadn’t thanked you for everything you’ve given me in a really long time. Like  forever. It’s not that I’m unappreciative. You know how much your … Continue reading →

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Just Call Me Rock God

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

“From now on, I’ll call you Rock God, OK?” If these words sound familiar, it’s because you have been eavesdropping on one of the many intimate conversations that people are having with… their phones. On nationwide TV. Geez, get a … Continue reading →

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Writer

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

We are all writers. Somewhere around second grade, Mrs. McGillicuddy handed out fat tablets of lined paper and pencils, and asked us to copy the letters on the long, rainbow-colored chart taped to the top of the blackboard. So we … Continue reading →

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Temporary Permanence

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

I think I would be a bit worried were I married by my Uncle Joe. I mean, the words “I now pronounce you…” coming from a total buffoon don’t carry the weight of happily-ever-after with them, somehow. It’s all the … Continue reading →

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Poetics in DC?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Amidst all the name-calling, mud-slinging and back-stabbing in the nation’s capital, there is a voice for something different, and a lot of people are listening.  Huck Gutman, chief-of-staff for US Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, VT) distributes poetry by e-mail to … Continue reading →

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Darwin Moment

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

“Qaddafi’s Son Taunts Rebels in Tripoli” – New York Times 8/23/2011  

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Too Good Not to Share

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

This is a direct quote from a newsletter that came today from the shop that services my car.  It was in a little article about a challenging mechanical problem the shop was able to diagnose on someone’s old Jag. (Yeah, … Continue reading →

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Penny wise, pound foolish?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

Let me help you, she says. My wind is powerful, My sun energetic, My tides inexorable. Aw, thanks, Mom, we say. That’s real nice of you. But we just can’t afford it. ***************** Written for Sunday 160, hosted by Monkey … Continue reading →

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You want a cup with that?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

I’ve always been fascinated with words, language, the turn of phrase (no surprise, I’m thinking).  It wasn’t until I moved to Massachusetts, however, that I noticed that there were different — um, what to call them…  how about  — dialects … Continue reading →

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Begs the Question

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

I’ve always considered National Geographic to be, you know, a serious publication.  A recent news item reported NG’s latest feat: lifting a house 10,000 feet into the air, à la the movie Up.  The 16’x16’ house stayed in the air … Continue reading →

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