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Monday, September 13, 2010

"Voltaire’s Calligrapher" by Pablo De Santis

It’s a Harper Perennial to be released in October. If I were a beat-era writer, I’d say “Like, Man, this is one crazy tome!” If I were one of those lah-te-dah high-fallutin’ critics, I might say it’s an intriguing walk through a historical labyrinth... But since it’s just me, I’ll just say it is... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Mountain Man

Fifty one years ago Herman James, a West Virginia Mountain man was drafted by the Army. On his first day in boot camp, the Army issued him a comb. That afternoon the Army barber sheared off all his hair On his second day, the Army issued him a tooth brush. That afternoon the Army dentist yanked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 12, 2010

At the Movies...

I used to love 'em. Dramas, thrillers, comedies, fantasies. I still remember lines from "Bambi" sixty years later, one of the Disney things mom let us go to. We could see a Saturday afternoon double feature, newsreels and a couple cartoons for a quarter in those days, and for another quarter we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Nine years ago today

I lived in Seattle. It was a little after 6:30 when I flipped the TV on to get news and weather as I got ready for work. There was an airplane crashing into the World Trade Center tower, and I thought at first it was a movie. But I was turned to CNN. Oh my God! I stopped in my tracks, the blood... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 10, 2010

Things we do for the fun of it

Yesterday I went to Borders, not because I wanted books, but because I wanted the pleasure of returning home and looking at the improvements to my house, the new porch railings. Besides I had coupons. I found several books, including one I can't wait to sink my teeth into: "Bullies, Bastards &... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 9, 2010

An artist's story

Eagle Walking Turtle Has Moved On In his vision, Black Elk foresaw the end of the old ways, the splintery beginning of the modern and empty new: he saw where the good red road of peace would meet the hard black road of difficulty. And he saw the tree of life at the joining of the roads of red and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The Dove of Peace... NOT!

You'd think a Christian church that calls itself "Dove Outreach Church" would be a fount of prayer for peace, a place where "hands across the sea" is the operating philosophy, and brotherhood was the operating principle. That's what I mistakenly thought. And then this Terry Jones guy, so-called... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

The Stalker Button

In my insomniac moments before dawn this a.m., I saw some cute blonde on CNN or NBC or somewhere, I was half-asleep and netsurfing, so that detail is fuzzy -- it's a new feature in the works for Facebook. Apparently it's a little app that you can add that will notify you automatically anytime your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 6, 2010

There's a for sale sign in front of the neighbor's house.

Denny and Karen have put a lot of hours and money into their lovely Victorian house -- two doors up from mine. Their two children are good natured, mannerly and fun to be around. They just won a city-wide prize for their beautiful landscaping. And there's a for sale sign in front of their house.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 5, 2010

UFO -- in broad daylight!

I grew up in the science fiction age where the best writers were describing journeys to the stars, time travel, wars. "Everyone" was half-convinced that we were being visited, watched, judged by visitors from other planets, that there was a threat. There were lots of reports of UFOs. A supposed... Sign in to see full entry.

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