January 2012
8 posts
Mmmm.... →
In 1907, Ernest Shackleton and crew set out on the ship Nimrod to visit Antarctica and, they hoped, the South Pole. The good news was, the entire party survived the trip, thanks in part to the Rare Old Highland Whisky they brought to the frozen continent. But the expedition was forced to evacuate in 1909, some 100 miles short of the Pole they sought. And, as winter ice encroached and the men...
"More information about penguins than I care to... →
August 2011
1 post
July 2011
13 posts
Listen
e.e. cummings - as freedom is a breakfastfood
as freedom is a breakfastfood
or truth can live with right and wrong
or molehills are from mountains made
-long enough and just so long
will being pay the rent of seem
and genius please the talentgang
and water most encourage flame
as hatracks into peachtrees grow
or hopes dance best on bald men’s hair
and every finger is a toe
and any courage is a fear
-long enough and just so...
“the sight of a loved one has the ability to inhibit pain and distress”
– True love acts as a painkiller: study
It's time for immigration reform – Global Public... →
In the City of Light
The last thing my father did for me
Was map a way: he died, & so Made death possible. If he could do it, I Will also, someday, be so honored. Once,
At night, I walked through the lit streets Of New York, from the Gramercy Park Hotel Up Lexington & at that hour, alone, I stopped hearing traffic, voices, the racket
Of spring wind lifting a newspaper high Above the lights. The streets...
June 2011
6 posts
February 2011
4 posts
da capo →
Take the used-up heart like a pebble
and throw it far out.
.
Soon there is nothing left.
Soon the last ripple exhausts itself
in the weeds.
.
Returning home, slice onions, carrots, celery.
Glaze them in oil before adding
the lentils, water, and herbs.
.
Then the roasted chestnuts, a little pepper, the salt.
Finish with goat cheese and parsley. Eat.
You may do this, I tell you, it is...
November 2010
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