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The Signs
Pedantry, Politics, and the Park Ranger Activists persist in plastering all available neighborhood surfaces with their messages. Here's a small…
A Lost World
You don't have to be Irish or Catholic (I'm neither) to find this documentary fascinating. It's the story of Evelyn…
Leadership and the Curse of St. Custard’s
Modern life is full of complexity, chaos, and contradictions. In our efforts to cope, some succumb to despair, while others…
An Antidote for Optimism
For if ever you are in danger of feeling a wave of quite unreasonable cheerfulness descend, here is a simple…
Who does not love the spring deserves no lovers
I take my title from the South African poet Roy Campbell (1901–1957), who knew a thing or two about lovers…
The Eclipse of the Sun
This painting dominates a whole wall in the exhibit at the Neue Sachlichkeit / New Objectivity exhibit at the Neue…
In the Kitchen
In the Kitchen, Where I Lay My Scene Upon the counter where I lay my scene— (Do join me, if…
How I Became a Fascist
My New Identity I haven’t changed. The world around me has. At first, my new identity came as a bit…
Six Degrees: Prophet Song to Waterland
The great chain of books - #6Degrees. There’s an explanation of how all this works here. Everyone is welcome to…