Monthly Archives: February 2010

How To Hit A Man

When Pietro Torrigiani Broke Michelangelo’s nose he boasted “I felt the bone & cartilage Crush under my fist As if they had been wafers.” Now, that’s how to hit a man

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Heath Care: So what else is new

From AP: ”Giving no ground, President Barack Obama and Republican leaders fought forcefully for their competing visions of historic health care reform Thursday in an exhausting, often-testy live-on-TV debate. Far from any accord, Obama signaled the Democrats were prepared to push … Continue reading

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Where’s the heart?

Layoffs are up again, orders for big ticket items down and new home sales at their slowest pace in years. We recently heard that the economy is “gaining momentum,” with a big jump in the so-called Gross Domestic Product, which, … Continue reading

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My dog…

Is alright, okay, great….whatever the term. The vet called this morning and said the lump is a “lipoma” or something to that effect that scared the hell out of me until she explained that this is nothing more than a … Continue reading

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I am growing old

I remember so many old days. My days as an artist, though I made only 26 photographs; as a poet, the words no all but gone; and the days I read Kierkegaard, Sartre, de Beauvoir. Now it’s Michael Connolly and … Continue reading

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My dog, my friend

My dog has a lump. It is below his neck and above his shoulder. We didn’t know until he was groomed last week and it was there, a large lump. I took him to the vet who did a biopsy … Continue reading

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The Woes of the Day

Alexander Haig this morning, but the world certainly does go on: Watching the Olympics for about 30 minutes after I read the news online, there was no mention of the death of this man who was Secretary of State and … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods

It’s none of our business. How did we become such a nation of celebrity watchers and take such an interest in these folks. Tiger, just play golf. American public: Be interested in why they’re celebrities: acting, sports, whatever; well, anything … Continue reading

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Blogging Redux

Browsing through the “family” blogs on Blogger and other venues I can’t help but wonder what darkness lies below all of these oh so happy, fresh faced families. There seems no concern or notice of the world around them, just … Continue reading

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