Dan Jewett
One of the sexiest faces I’ve ever seen.
I imagine her attention falling to me, just for a moment, in this crowd, out on the street. I feel her size me up, a knowing critical gaze. Is she instantly writing my story behind those eyes?
She finds me…acceptable.
It’s enough.
Currently re-reading Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, champion of Beat Generation writers passed away this week at 101 years of age.
Here’s the last line of “I Am Waiting” from A Coney Island of the Mind (1958.)
“…and I am awaiting perpetually and forever a renaissance of wonder.”
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The Final Sentence contains some riches. It’s handy if you are looking for something you’ve already read. but beware of spoilers. Use the search feature instead of browsing. Or not.
The Coneheads never left. They’ve been hiding out in SoCal for decades.
Among my many faults, I count a certain baseline cynicism as one I would like to overcome.
I can excuse myself to some extent by pointing out that many humans I share this planet with seem capable of a never-ending … the rest “Stacey Abrams”
To quote Patrick Rhone, “Maybe what we need most is to have our minds blown.”
“About 60 of the children were under the age of 5 when they were separated, the documents show.”
Of all the horrible things the current presidential administration has perpetrated on the humans of this planet, and yes, I mean humans … the rest “Parents of 545 Children Separated at the Border Cannot be Found”
Since I quit regularly checking my Facebook page, it seems the algorithm overlords have filled in the empty space on my timeline with a huge number of animal rescue videos (and also videos of machines reducing the manual labor required … the rest “Oiled Wildlife Care Network”
… the rest “Your Civilization is Killing Us”My name is Nemonte Nenquimo. I am a Waorani woman, a mother, and a leader of my people. The Amazon rainforest is my home. I am writing you this letter because the fires are raging still. Because the corporations are
Today’s arrival.
I’ve mentioned Nanao Sakaki before and I continue to enjoy reading his work.
This collection of poems is one I’ve been looking for for a while. I finally found a reasonably priced new copy on AbeBooks.com.
“I love you” feels the darkening window dummy’s rough powder-snow mixed with a white wink, passing under seven-waterfalled-breast with—in the night—the spreading sound of all-or-nothing rapids, following charred rockskin scarring fingertips, Mary’s lover leads a suffering ass and opening tobacco-reeking fly YAHOO!
—from Bellyfulls, Part 1, How to Live on the Planet Earth, Nanao Sakaki
Here again is Sakaki’s most famous short verse:
If you have time to chatter
Read books
If you have time to read
Walk into mountains, desert and ocean
If you have time to walk
Sing songs and dance
If you have time to dance
Sit quietly, you Happy Lucky Idiot
—Nanao Sakaki
“I’m not looking for American heroism,” the economist Jeffrey Sachs said. “I’m looking for the United States not to be among the most destructive forces on the planet right now.”
—Jeffrey Sachs
This morning the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine held the 2020 Body Donation Memorial Service for people who donated their bodies for research at UC.
I watched the ceremony live online and saw my mother June’s picture pass by … the rest “2020 University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Body Donation Ceremony”
As a commenter notes, “Sometimes, as you wander through YouTube there’s a moment of grace.”
I love this man. A wonderful interview. I can’t wait until the ’67 Holland recordings are released in November.
… the rest ““It Takes a While to Perfect Your Soul.””Rollins now lives alone in upstate New York, listening to sports (mostly baseball, as a recovering Mets fan) and news on
Everything about this performance is just astounding. From the train station venue to Tharpe’s prescient playing at the dawn of Rock and Roll.
Jaw dropping performance. Listen to this and then listen to everything else YouTube has of her. You … the rest “Sister Rosetta Tharpe”
I took Marilyn Jane to a place she likes to eat called Hawaiian Bros. They specialize in different flavors of marinated chicken. We ate about six chickens between us I think.
It was my first trip out to a restaurant in almost seven months. The place looks like it used to be a car dealership, but that allows for diners to be spaced quite a distance from each other.
I’m past the point where I should have made some decisions about my meat consumption and how I’m going to participate in the climate change economy, but it was a wonderful moment of semi-normalcy with her.
Seaver won the National League (NL)’s Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and won three NL Cy Young Awards as the league’s best pitcher. He is a 12-time All-Star. Seaver is the Mets’ all-time leader in wins, … the rest “Tom Seaver (1944-2020)”
In my opinion one of the greatest jazz men to ever pick up the alto-saxophone.
To commemorate the date. Here’s September Song.
Charlie Parker is 100 Years Old Today.
Ted Gioia has photos from Parker’s Kansas City legacy.
Here’s me reading Kerouac on Parker.
I discovered the link to this article on music historian Ted Gioia’s Twitter feed.
That’s My Home is the Louis Armstrong House Museum Virtual Exhibits site and is well worth your time.