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Thursday, December 1, 2011

DAVE BRUBECK

You ever stumble down a hill? - throw one foot ahead of you just to keep from pitching forward, just one step before disaster, headlong plunge with fingers crossed, hoping that you wouldn't trip but then the ground just leveled out and you could run out your momentum? That's "Blue Rondo a la Turk" -... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

DOUGIE ADAMS ANSWERS YOUR OTHER QUESTION

- THE PROBLEM OF THE UNIVERSE ANSWERED - Seventeen, of course. Trouble is, though, we forgot what the question was. - from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

JUST FOR FUN, WITH A STOP AT STARBUCK'S

Baskin Robbins Flavor Problems Maple Apple Ketchup Ripple Heart of Darkness Hazelnut Control That Substance Antipasto Madagascar Marzipan So Drink the Kool-Aid Anyhow Godawful Sherbet Unintended Try a San Andreas Malt As I Lay Dying Crisp Refresher Tapioca Boston Mocha Surface Tension Caffeinated... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 28, 2011

DOUGIE ADAMS ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT FLYING

Anti-gravity? No problem. Throw yourself down at the earth and miss. - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

IRREVERENT NOTE ON WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS' ICEBOX ...

I took the watermelon out to the shed and ate it sorry it was cold and juicy and big - you were right the wheelbarrow came in handy... REGARDING THESE TWO POEMS OF HIS: THIS IS JUST TO SAY THE RED WHEELBARROW I have eaten so much depends the plums upon that were in the icebox a red wheel barrow and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

RUBBERNECKING DELAY

The traffic inches up to where the red-blue lights flash "Stay away!" The cop, unlooking, waves me by but still my eyes, not on their own, take ghoulish, stealthy, eager peeks at twisted cars and broken glass - and people! - are there people? -people on their feet or not? Even as I gawk, my car... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 25, 2011

2012 OPENING GAME OF THE METS-YANKEES "SUBWAY SERIES"

DEBRIS BECOMES GEOGRAPHY! New York City (AP) - The massive Wisconsin Glacier that for centuries has been grinding its way southward, creating the Hudson River Valley behind it, has finally reached the Atlantic Ocean, scientists at the Lamont-Doherty Labs said today. Officials at their observation... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

DESCRIBE AN AUTUMN COLOR TO A BLIND PERSON

WHAT IS RED? Red is hot and fiery. It is fast and wavy and bright, happy and royal. It sounds loud and noisy. It feels sticky. It tastes hard and crunchy and sweet like an apple. Karla WHAT IS YELLOW Yellow is happy, warm, and soft. Yellow is smooth, bright and loving. Yellow is sweet and forgiving.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

JESUS CHRIST: One of a Kind

Depend on it: if truly man, young Jesus must have chanted "No!" to Mary when He was but two, dinged his thumb with Joseph's hammer. He had to learn to share and play nice even though He didn't want to, sat in shul and learned to say the prayers He never knew before. He cared who won when He ran... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

THE RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS: A Double Gift

The first is what you give to him - unasked for, selfless, pure. The second one he gives to you - he gives you his surprise and joy - unasked for, selfless, pure. - Hallmark Greeting Verses Not, #4 Sign in to see full entry.

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