National pride and the Falklands: a new war at hand
In recent weeks, the Falkland Islands have been in the news a lot lately. Lying roughly 290 miles off the coast of the South American mainland, the Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory and are also claimed by Argentina. …
THE COHERENT PLOT OF GABRIEL CONROY (III)
Stylistically, Harte’s description of the Spanish Quarter in San Francisco displays archetypal terminology. The changing “grade” refers to the original hillside on which the dwellings of San Francisco were first erected in the Spanish era of Californian history. A “grade” …
On the Imminent Demise of Our Beloved Central Library
A journey to 330 Park Blvd. one will find the skeleton structure of the promising new Central Library. Commissioned at just under 185 million dollars, the new building boasts an astonishing nine stories, capped with an exquisite dome. This of …
toe tappin
toe tappin finger snappin flying crying and eventually coming to rest no more fuss bus pass or credit cards favorite shoes or hat my temper and all that strived thrived succeeded hailed and failed followed my head n my heart …
The Classic Do Over Movie...Punxsutawney Phil say 6 more weeks
"Groundhog's Day"....it's been so long since i've seen it i'd forgotten all the important..salient and hilarious features....DOG it's smaltzy....and rude...and sarcastic and totally improbable....yet i found myself falling for the improbability like a hopeless dope on an IV of 15% …
dinosaur
coffee shops where alcoholics go to die and live look into a mirror you'll discover a dinosaur what , too many shots and closing times will buy you - salvation sought lost and find in a cup or a mug …
motorcycle memories -ocean beach
walking watching two load motorcycles onto a truck stop and talk about bikes changes provokes feelings of riding crashing invincibility ! almost all lost in years ago bounced around over hills and through trees yamaha suzuki recalls a ride memory …
time
no tic or toc plenty of other sounds sticking tickling my brain all to some other sort of time the rain in spain... tumbling round with lazy or crazy ? a pixies song playing where is my mind bobb-ing beat …
Petite Madeline
sundays are just so
sundays are just so without edges of prior days washed rinsed away by what seems to be for me a tame waterfall speed that i control grazing upon my back and chest not so much my head instead depths that …
bluesy greasy
bluesy greasy drinkin smokin choking in hoboken yeah you've been there right street wrong turn burn edge on ledge off don't look down shoulders and head living leaving looking back to the window faceless standing upright not yet dead blind …
Some Might Say
some might say she was a beautiful girl a peroxide beauty shapely but with a face that rarely smiled and a voice that spoke only to those she could manipulate * some might say she was assertive and that she …
why
a life one of many memories shapes people places time money spent forgotten approval creation redemption laughter crying all into my blender chopped up and down loud or low slower faster richer poorer whir blur a life of many steps …
portuguese lady
hugs n kisses hits and misses prayers said for more than i've known going home see mom limping more than me hearts tugged and pulled love lessons learned from her a tiny woman she grew old to become my portuguese …
Addiction Incorporated
The Ken Cinema opened Addiction Incorporated tonight, Friday January 27, 2012, for a one week run. To quote the Ken Cinema's flyer: In 1994, scientist Victor DeNoble became the first whistleblower to reveal the industry's efforts to manufacture "a maximally …
Thou Ever Changed Chameleon
i spy thee ever changed chameleon and oh my willful wilding heart you breathe a want in me flung high your shimmering fairie dust dark the lustful longing as it fell * soft whisper fine hyperbole allaying every plan discreet …
lost
lost and needing direction notice the place just ahead dirt parking lot a sign above cheers sounds nice enough walking in all regulars turning gazing deciding i wasn't from their planet walking taller past each one to my open seat …
FOOD REVIEW PRACTICE
I was feeling hunger pangs in the afternoon and I wanted something fulfilling and satisfying. I did not want to go far since I was walking. I chose Joes diner. Joes is a local place that has been around for …