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Two Words About a Lady
The Way She Walks She hands her clothes downand gathers new clothes, looking one way and then another everyyear, growing softer,glowing brighter, desiringand desired, wrapped tight in a fair skirt of delight.Before her face, the wildstreets are glittering, windows open to glimpse a brass sun across her breaststhat rises with her breath,yet neither seems to… Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 22: V
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an… Continue reading
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The Immorality of the Lynch Mob
One of the worst habits of intellectual ages gone by is the tendency to make sweeping generalizations about the nature or character of entire cultures, societies, nations, or other abstract assemblages of of people. I say “ages gone by,” but I really ought to admit that this is a bad habit of all ages, and… Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 21: U
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an… Continue reading
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I’m only going to write a little post this week
You see, a lot of things are running around in my mind. I’ve got to finish this revision of my novel, which is hard enough to do without an attention-starved parrot trying to hide inside my desk when he thinks I’m not looking. I’ve let myself let that slide too many times because I decided… Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 20: T
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an… Continue reading
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Some Political Vignettes of the United States
Idly formulated and illustrative of nothing. Healthcare Eliza: When I’m talking about universal healthcare, I mean that every one should have access to the care they need, regardless of their ability to pay.Sam: That sounds nice, but what about the people who don’t deserve it?Eliza: I don’t think “deserving” enters into it. Why waste time… Continue reading
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Al Jardine and the Pet Sounds Band
My wife and I got tickets to see the core of the late Brian Wilson’s band perform in Lincoln City on October 4th, a decision I made pretty much as soon as I was made aware that such a performance was taking place. Although I have been a fan of Brian and the Beach Boys… Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 19: S
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an… Continue reading
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A little word about Portland
It isn’t difficult to understand. If you cannot tell the difference between the present condition of the city of Portland, Oregon, and an active war zone, then you don’t know anything about either. If you can tell the difference, but you are going to go on equating them anyway, you’re a bad person. I live… Continue reading
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