Not Terminated

Poetry Mining Company Dissolved by Elizabeth Farrell Now war has evolved into smart bombs, clean kills and all the other oxymorons or should we say dissolved into turning away from the innocent’s cries and the screams of an earth laid to waste. Maybe Native Americans had the answer when they sent their chiefs into battle…

subtitled “Wherever you go, there you are.” – Buckaroo Bonsai The more compelling aspects of my last five days: The Great Escape. Since I had a ticket to ride (technically a ticket to fly, I guess) Wednesday night, I was starting to get antsy Wednesday afternoon. I’m one of those people who like to get…

Palimpsest’s Rules for Your Daily Survival 1. The Two Flush Rule: When in a public bathroom, and the first flush turns out to be incomplete, flush again. Your adoring public does not adore all you produce. (This is a good idea in your private bathroom as well, but since that doesn’t offend me, I’ll leave…

I had my first Latin class last night. I’ll admit to being a little disappointed. The guy teaching it used to teach Latin at junior/senior high school level. I can see how the kids would have adored him, but he doesn’t change his approach when dealing with adults. For example, last night he tried to…

I recall vividly what I was doing two years ago today, right now. I imagine most everyone in the US remembers what they were doing too. In fact, I’m willing to bet they were doing the exact same thing I was. They were glued to the television, or the radio. They were witnessing the aftermath…

I may have mentioned before that my office is in an out-of-the-way spot in the middle of a parking lot, surrounded by truck traffic and construction. I have purchased red and pink geraniums, and put up a window box at my office window and another at the top of the stairs leading in to my…