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October 8, 2022

 Amy Lowell has far more urban imagism than I had recalle...

 Amy Lowell has far more urban imagism than I had recalled: taxis, critiques of symbolist retreat, all there!!!
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Published on October 08, 2022 11:55

October 9, 2021

One Horse Town

A "one horse town" is a place which relies on a single industry as its major source of revenue -- jobs, the commerce jobs bring, and etc. Et cetera being real estate/land, housing with or without municipal services, one physical bank, a number of churches, a post office, and grocery.One horse -- say mining, "the plant", back office for a large corporation, an exit on the interstate -- will do, as
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Published on October 09, 2021 06:44

October 1, 2021

33 Faces -- Slides & Instagram

33 Faces
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Published on October 01, 2021 16:03

August 17, 2017

Lessons from a year playing Pokemon Go

Pokestops are, in general, "street furniture".  While most of these were initially Ingress sites, and many others have been added (notably Starbucks and Sprint stores):

Churches, temples (many faiths), zen centers.  I no longer live near a Sikh house of assembly, nor a mosque, so I don't know about coverage of all faiths.

Clocks.

Fountains.

Architectural details (gargoyles, mosaics, art deco
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Published on August 17, 2017 10:11

July 26, 2017

voting -- beginning of spiel

As with everything else, there is a great deal of confusion about "voter fraud", barriers to voting, and voter registration.

Before the last general election, +Ashby Manson shared that he still receives voter registration update cards for more than one! previous owner of his house.  Disturbing -- did these people sell a home and neglect to re-register?  Are they then not voting?  Yet, the
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Published on July 26, 2017 20:18

June 2, 2017

http://jacket2.org/commentary/bodies-......

http://jacket2.org/commentary/bodies-...


Awesome essay!

Although one has to question the idea that Schuyler was a poet of urban environments, since he wrote so much about man-made suburban environments (well, Southampton, NY, is hardly suburban).  He also wrote about preferring smaller towns with more outdoor space.  However, Eileen Myles' set of
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Published on June 02, 2017 10:17

June 1, 2017

I would like to write a bit about James Schuyler, even th...

I would like to write a bit about James Schuyler, even though I never met him.  



As a fan of his poetry, I am a bit disappointed about the critical discourse surrounding him and his work.  For instance, after he was released from the US Navy after WWII, returning to Manhattan, writing a play made into a short film, he chose to go to Italy and continue his studies.  Was he a “typist” for Auden
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Published on June 01, 2017 06:22

January 6, 2017

Disreputable

I began using "disreputable" to refer to items about 20 years ago (or more).



In context:  "this disreputable sponge" is a kitchen sponge so filthy that all sorts of soap and vinegar will not clean it enough in order to prepare it to clean other things, such as pots and pans or floors.



^ that was the intro:  



recalling reading how-to home maker American Books from the 30's:  flapper to
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Published on January 06, 2017 09:07

November 3, 2016

In light...

Three people I knew, or knew of, most closely, died before the Cubs won the World Series.

But I am an opinionated person, as always (go Cubs), and so I want to post a few things:

These are some of the phrases that have travelled with me during my life thus far:

1) your shit doesn't smell sweeter.

(it does not)

2) you think you are so smart.

(yes, you got that; also I am)

3) you're so
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Published on November 03, 2016 22:35