with gratitude to Ralph Waldo Emerson
The idea for this came from Emerson's 1837 address known as "The American Scholar" Ever the wind blows, Ever the grass grows. I took it a bit further here
Another day in America brings another mass shooting, and sometimes more than one. Allen, Texas is just the latest in an ever-growing list
We have come to equate “fortune” w… as in “that outfit must have cost… but its real meaning is more abstr… Whenever the Roman goddess Fortun… it meant that things went well for…
Ginger or Mary Ann? Mary Ann or Ginger? Actual women don’t fit so easily into this duality
Leaves are changing color A cool nip is in the air Winter is on the horizon But we aren’t yet there
Several years ago I encountered a… idling away as it waited to pick u… at a community center in suburban… I walked past the bus and observed its large exhaust pipe spewing
“Obrigado” is All the Portuguese I know But it is enough. I might never come back here But I’ll sure jump at the chance.
In a world where every single mont… Is measured as being the warmest o… It’s not such as bad thing To have a chilly day outside. The unbearable heat will be here
Someone who wants to bestow a name… must typically be its creator or the one who purchased or discovere… The United States has done none o… as pertaining to an enormous body…
Tracy Chapman wrote a song late i… which deserves to endure forever,… and a plaintive story about the di… that Life can sometimes bring. It received lots of airplay in the…
No more smarmy voice No more befuddled face No more Tucker Carlson Fox is in a better place
Trump’s angry mob Took a raised fist From Missouri’s junior senator Much more seriously Than he could ever imagine.
Someone who steals a car and drives it down a city street at speeds not safe for the highway and kills an innocent person two blocks from her own home
The path of life is never smooth, or direct, or free from detours
A catchphrase that was silly A laugh that was unique “Pee Wee Herman” charmed us all That skinny little geek We saw him in the movies
It’s just a kiss or a shot Leading us to love or war. Which do you prefer? And what are you doing to get there?