All posts by Eric Robert Nolan

Eric Robert Nolan graduated from Mary Washington College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He spent several years a news reporter and editorial writer for the Culpeper Star Exponent in Culpeper, Virginia. His work has also appeared on the front pages of numerous newspapers in Virginia, including The Free Lance – Star and The Daily Progress. Eric entered the field of philanthropy in 1996, as a grant writer for nonprofit healthcare organizations. Eric’s poetry has been featured by Dead Beats Literary Blog, Dagda Publishing, The International War Veterans’ Poetry Archive, and elsewhere. His poetry will also be published by Illumen Magazine in its Spring 2014 issue.

Ho, ho, ho.

Facebook friend: “Fall air and ho made pumpkin/ apple butter simmering.”

Me: “Ho made what? I was wonderin’ where she was at!”



Disclaimer — yes, I know this is an old spelling joke. But I couldn’t resist invoking it when I saw the opportunity.



“Seashore by Moonlight,” Caspar David Friedrich, circa 1836

Oil on canvas.

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A plumber friend posted a picture on Facebook of a bathtub he installed.

Friend:  “Nice tub! Just another day in the life of a plumber!”

Me: “Okay, but is that Tub A or Tub B?”

Friend:

Me: “(Tub B or not Tub B — that is the question.)”

Friend:



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“The Ruins of Holyrood Chapel,” Louis Daguerre, circa 1824

Oil on canvas.

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That 70’s joe.

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“After a Rain,” Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1879

Oil on canvas.

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Thanks, Gang.

I just wanted to thank all of you guys for the nice birthday wishes — both online and off.

They came in handy.  I can’t believe how old I am.   51! At this point, there are people walking around who are A HALF-CENTURY OLD who are actually YOUNGER than me.  Egads.



paja

(She could always just listen to audio from a Trump rally.)

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“On Valaam Island,” Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1873

Oil on canvas.

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