Monthly Archives: April 2011

My fun times with Gloria

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

“Take me to the station. Right now!” “But all I said was …” “Take me to the station. It was foolish of me to assume you might be different.” “Gloria, all I said was …” “Lord have mercy on me. … Continue reading →

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Words for Julia

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

You can’t go back because life is pushing you ahead like an unending howl. You’ll feel caged, you’ll feel lost and alone, perhaps wishing you’d never been born. But always remember what I wrote one day thinking of you as … Continue reading →

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Many-splendored

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

No wisteria, no chrysanthemum out there, but still a good sneeze. – Oson Posted for Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazón. A somewhat tongue-in-cheek haiku by one of the lesser-known masters.

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Epidemic thinking

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

While Fukushima is out of control, blatantly demonstrating the helplessness of the operators and the nuclear power community, releasing radioactivity that might in some way eventually affect everyone on the planet, some countries can’t seem to wait to build more … Continue reading →

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Ruminations about current trends in love I

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

L’amour ne peut plus voyager Il a perdu son messager – Georges Moustaki Is there less love now than there used to be? Perhaps the messengers have indeed died off, as in chemical reactions where two need to react but … Continue reading →

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