Pictures and Poems

"...It is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive." Good thinking, Edith Wharton. After almost 1100 posts,...

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TRY HAIKU IN YOUR HOME RISK FREE FOR 90 DAYS . . . . . .  That's from an ad for the Big Ass Fan Company, which has a model called haiku.  I couldn't make this up.

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resist not an ordinary Revelation if Diamonds yield... . . . . . . The OED word of the day is 'pistillation,' which means pounding with a pestle. Here is last week's sketch turned into...

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concentrating content a potent ground-breaking innovation began to hold sway . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'Eisbock.' Frozen beer. Go figure.

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this Scribblemania is proving Folly Words must be Poetical, change the clumsy so that it sparkles bring a life-preserver with you  . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure c...

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mid-January looking at the blue sky with something like awe

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mid-January — looking up at blue sky with something like awe . . . . . . Hard to remember what 90 degrees and humidity was like just two short months ago...

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the tango — even in a suburban food court it stirs you

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competition cannot preserve value treat the problem the driving force behind the competition . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'oligopoly.'

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Kid's World — Talk is B.I.G. All Hip-hop  & a pair of Nikes . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'benji.' That would be slang for a hundred dollar bi...

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in Paris, Art is the long standing right to Sample perfect color, taste, smell in the market . . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'galactometer,' the tool ...

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A murmurous laughter of wind arose, rustled on, and died away… ghostly music . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure poem is 'psithurisma,' which means whispering. Nobody d...

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oh, it's delightful Life every day a Gate to conscious Thought . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'niminy-piminy.'

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cloud shortened walk The moon gave no light . . . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure poem is 'walk,' which I figured would have about 14 pages of citations. But no, this is t...

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Buenos Aires - passion & pride in appearance whilst entertaining real worry . . . . . . . I cracked up when I saw that the OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'Porteño,' an in...

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the wanderings and transformations of the soul are the poet's sphere, in which wholeness is linked to love and creativity . . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary...

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a Meaningful Future is Daily work . . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'adhocracy.'

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a Flash of New the pure invigorating breeze of travellin' I'm off. . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'monkery,' the way of life of a tramp. Even th...

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A person who loves dictionaries couldn't cheat on crossword puzzles and be unashamed . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'nemophilist,' a person who loves...

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bright yellow freesia kicks up the thermostat ten degrees

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People will stand anything so it is little wonder that banks have grown fat and worst of all is It's too late to change things . . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure comme...

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the Best words dusted off and brought out when we wish to announce particular delight . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'zhoosh,' meaning to make ...

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bringing to consciousness a forgotten assumption - real. change. . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'abreaction,' which is a psychiatric term dealing with...

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January — a daily victory over growing temptation . . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'gasconade,' to boast or brag.

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A New Year's gift; give More to Life Observe... . . . . . . The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'étrenne,' a New Year's gift.  Mine was getting to see the fi...

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