Poetry
Why I Love Neal, part XX
For those who don’t know, Neal Boortz was until recently a talk radio host in the Atlanta area, and had been since the Seventies. He specialized in libertarianism and offending people, not always in that order. Now that he’s in retirement he’s taken more to Twitter. A sample: Favorite name for a putt:The “Rock Hudson.”Looks … Continue reading
Moonrise
Just. Wow. Wellington, New Zealand moonrise, taken live. Make it fullscreen and just enjoy… via IO9
How baseball ended the world
From Belmont Club’s resident poet, Walt- It’s a little known fact of history, but environmentalists almost nipped the game of baseball in the bud. I tell you, Abner, this won’t do Your game will harm a thing or two Our forests are denuded now So wooden bats we can’t allow Removing grass for infields will … Continue reading
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
Allow me to introduce you to Captain Dave: Captain… May I ask for a ride home, sir? Who dares talk to me like that? Twisting in my seat, I see a kid in a pilot’s uniform. A pretty little female, shiny brown eyes, about 15 years old. I began to tell her she has to ride in her assigned seat in the … Continue reading
Raking Ryoan-ji
One of the coolest articles on Zen gardens I’ve seen… Read it all here
TechnoChitlins
I can’t think of a better post to restart this blog- The Gods of the Copybook Headings AS I PASS through my incarnations in every age and race, I make my proper prostrations to the Gods of the Market Place. Peering through reverent fingers I watch them flourish and fall, And the Gods of the … Continue reading
