Tag: words
Lenny Bruce
So now I guess Lenny Bruce is in the same company as Galileo — pardoned when it’s too blasted late! Lenny Bruce Pardoned for 4-Letter Offense (AP)AP – Long after four-letter words in standup comedy lost their ability to shock, Lenny Bruce — whose foul-mouthed rants started the trend — was posthumously pardoned Tuesday for … Continue reading Lenny Bruce
my afternoon
So my husband got to say a few words at the dedication of the plaque at James Thurber’s old house in Columbus (77 Jefferson St., if you want to go), and decides to say a few sweet words about me, bless him. “And I want to introduce my wife, Patti, who’s a poet, and who … Continue reading my afternoon
calculus is life
I have just been reinforced in the idea that I have long held in semi-conscious fashion, ever since struggling through first-year calculus: progress is only (or at least mainly) possible through disaster. You see, disaster clears out the rubble of life, the bits and pieces you can’t bear to throw away yourself, the illusions you … Continue reading calculus is life
white pebble 