I want to build a house with Richard Brautigan up on the third floor.
Looking out a large window at open land hands on the windowsill.
Wearing that old hat that old vest those old glasses.
He looks good.
Cecil Vortex
x-post: Zogby late to the party, calls election for Kerry 24-hours after Vortex
Political aside: 24 hours after my all-imprudent edgewise post, below, big-time pollster John Zogby arrives late to the dinner party. But wait: we’re wearing identical sports goggles! Confused? Engraged? Perhaps a little…peckish? You should be. Read more about it here… Read on Macduff...
x-post: Vortex loses all historical perspective, calls election in May
Political aside: New all-imprudent edgewise post in which I manage to forget 8 out of 9 key Lessons of Dukakis and declare this the week GWB lost the election, here.
Bad-ass astronomer
Do you know how many stars up there -- how many of those nighttime naked-eye stars-that-you-can-see are part of our local little galaxy?
Not off in the broader universe representing some distant cluster.
Just local twinkle. Milky Way shine.
Do… Read on Macduff...
x-post: The devolution of Sean Hannity’s mind (with poll)
Political aside: New dailykos post, including a sub-scientific but partly binding poll on the scope, speed, nature, and intensity of Sean Hannity’s directional decay, here.
Me too
My son cried out in the middle of the night
and I went to him and I picked him up
and I cradled him and we rocked for a bit
in the sliding chair
with a blanket over both of … Read on Macduff...
Beck at the Greek
He was a rock star, wearing an orange t-shirt while the rest of the band wore gray.
Showing off his practiced dance moves on particle board.
Strumming a big guitar. Stomping one boot in rhythm.
Sending out bass and drum… Read on Macduff...
x-post: Monkey Man one-liner of the day
Political aside: New edgewise post featuring a genuine, imported Monkey Man quip, here.
Little
Sudden roar. Minature Thor.
Why'd that bee sting my eye for?
(with a sideways nod to Robert Creeley)
Arks
How come nobody’s building arks?
Everybody’s building boats.
I wish someone would build me an ark.
Pray that it floats…..