“Telegraph Poles,” Clarence Hudson White, 1898

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“New Year’s is a harmless annual tradition, of no particular use to anybody …”

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Source: Mark Dawidziak on Facebook

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“The Psalterion,” Gustave Dore, 1868

Oil on canvas.

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Happy New Year!!

I wish all of you the best in peace, prosperity and happiness in 2024.

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Poetry and commentary, 2023

The past year was a nice one for poetry and commentary.  If you’d care to follow my writing, you can find links to everything I’ve published in 2023 at the link below.  🙂  



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“Everybody wants to save the world, but no one wants to help Mom do the dishes.”

This is honestly some of the best advice I’ve ever heard.

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“Dusk,” Maxfield Parrish, circa 1942

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(Probably not.)

I walked for 5 miles EXACTLY tonight, according to Google Fit.

Law of Infinite Probabilities and all that.

I have NO idea if I am using that term correctly.



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