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Poetry is a fireplace in summer or a fan in winter. One need not be a haikai poet, but if someone doesn’t live inside ordinary life and understand ordinary feelings, he’s not likely to be a poet. [These come from Learn from the Pine, by Basho, included in Robert Hass’s Essential Haiku. I think I’ll … Continue reading Basho on Poetry
Getting easier to find someone who expresses my thoughts better than I do. Go read the whole thing at Amitai Etzioni Notes. Anti-Semitic sentiments are about to be put to a test. On Ash Wednesday, Mel Gibson’s controversial film, The Passion of The Christ, will be released. The film depicts, in gruesome detail, the last … Continue reading More about "The Passion" and Mel Gibson
Finally, the powers that be realize that not all pursuits of profit warrant annoying potential customers without reason, other than the fact they exist. from andrésgentry :: water Do-Not-Call Registry is Constitutional Here’s something sensible. Comparing the do-not-call list to a “No Solicitation” sign, a federal court today upheld the measure, striking down complaints from … Continue reading Time for appropriate cheering
France, gay marriage, and death, all in one paragraph. And it holds together. Won’t wonders never cease? SteynOnCulture The other day in France a woman married a corpse. For some reason, this reminded me of Democratic Party primary voters and John Kerry. But others drew different conclusions. Because marrying a dead person is apparently entirely … Continue reading Triple combo!
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