1. Renting movies that are due back the next day is sort of like taking Viagra without knowing if you’ll be in the mood. 2. CNN: Is it possible to have a safe nuclear power plant? Helen Caldicott: No. 3. I have two stories in THIS real page turner. 4. Interactive outer space light show […]
1. I like to give names to the unreachable scenery I spot while driving, like the group of cows grazing in front of an old abandoned school bus that I saw last week and named “A School of Cows.” 2. Longevity, it’s not all about broccoli and it turns out that cheerful, optimistic children are […]
1. I want a bumper sticker that says “I Brake for Poetry.” 2. Poetry is the cherry on the cake of literature. ~ Liz Smith 3. Where do poems come from: I was walking across my living room to shut out a light and as I clicked it off, the phrase “Paper Cut” lit up […]
1. So I had just seen “The Shipping News,” the movie where Kevin Spacey plays a man thrown into a job as a newspaper reporter covering shipping news and car accidents in Newfoundland. The next morning I was on my way to do an interview for a story on a small family farm for the […]
1. “Thou shalt not kill” – or the Buddhist version “Abstain from killing” is a fine moral guideline for human society. It’s non-sensical when applied to the natural world. … Life is literally a process of one creature eating another, whether it’s bacteria breaking down plants or animals, plants strangling each other, animals going for […]
1. I’m the kind of person who likes carrot cake more than chocolate and Motown more than rap. 2. How a poem is like cake: Don’t use a mix or stale ingredients/Don’t look in the oven too much when it’s cooking/or eat too much at one sitting/Don’t over-sweeten or over-stir/A baker and a poet are […]
1. Daily Blogging is like dressing but not like window dressing. Although comfort comes first, I’ve got to post what feels meaningful, but I also care what others think and like to make a good impression. 2. The first sign of the coming of spring in my yard is the many earth mound trails from […]
1. Reading Country Dew’s Valentine post title, “I heart my readers” made me wonder how many “secret admirers” readers I have. 2. I’m jealous of Carrie Bradshaw of Sex in the City, not because she dated John Corbett, has an exciting life in New York City and is a stylish dresser, but because she reportedly […]
1. Years ago a friend gave me a roll of red duct tape because my last name is Redman. 2. An eccentric guy once presented me with a box full of things that were red: dishes and books with the word “red” in the title. 3. I’m the kind of person who was sad when […]
1. Posted on Facebook by my dharmacrat poet friend Will, who coined the term “alter-native” and “moonth” for the word month: “The moment we think we are superior to others, we have it backwards.” 2. The discipline of poetry is in overhearing yourself say difficult truths from which it is impossible to retreat. Poetry is […]
1. Posted by blogger Beth Wellington on Facebook: Coal is killing our communities in Appalachia. There MUST be better alternatives. Organized crime provides well-paying jobs, too, but we don’t call it economic development. 2. I’ve been watching American Idol just to watch new judge Steven Tyler. I was never that interested in him or his […]
1. Vera on Facebook: Sleet: noisy snow! 2. Best quote pick of the week: “No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for.” Martin Luther King 3. I love THIS “snow entrepreneur” sign seen at Bonnie’s Books. 4. Today I’ve been thinking about the difference between the meanings of […]
