Monthly Archives: June 2018

“Fungi on the Rind”

Posted on June 30, 2018 by JMN

Fungi on the Rind A Camembert’s a cheese whose claim to fame Involves a smelliness that’s hard to name. Mushroom aromas with a barnyard twist, Hints of ripe laundry by garlic kissed, This is how the cheese’s loving hordes Try … Continue reading →

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Counterintuitive

Posted on June 29, 2018 by JMN

I’ve had little training as a painter, but one tenet I’ve tried to honor is the one that says, “Choose a brush you think is too large, then start your painting with one size larger.” However, human likenesses are comprised … Continue reading →

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I don’t follow “football,” but…

Posted on June 29, 2018 by JMN

“When football club directors are in a bind all they want is someone to lie to them offering a version of events that is optimistic and irrefutable, based on “scientific” evidence. (Speech marks are vitally important every time the word … Continue reading →

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Otiose Maundering

Posted on June 28, 2018 by JMN

Dead cat bounce Catch a falling knife Bum luck Egypt Seven large going spare Bespoke zoots Pasta puttanesca War and Peas Puckish truculence Warp speak Aloe, Vera! Circular humanism Caveat empty Flag elation Mass turbation Con stir nation Absolute shun … Continue reading →

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Spot and Bess

Posted on June 28, 2018 by JMN
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“It’s not just writers…”

Posted on June 27, 2018 by JMN

“It’s not just writers. It’s everyone. The writer is just an extreme case of something everyone struggles with. ‘On the one hand, to function well, you have to believe in yourself and your abilities and summon enormous confidence from somewhere. … Continue reading →

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Save the Queen from what?

Posted on June 27, 2018 by JMN

The Windsors are richer than Croesus and cosseted in  indescribably privileged circumstances, lavished with lifetime stipends for performing ceremonial chores, kowtowed to and fawned over by legions of adoring subjects who may or may not have a recently purchased pair … Continue reading →

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Jerry had a sweet tooth

Posted on June 27, 2018 by JMN
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Stud Bird

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

I’ve spent some of my life working with (for?) adolescents. We were told their behavior and dress, especially the parts adults liked to fret about, were attributable to hormones. I don’t know. Hormones weren’t my field. However, I think of … Continue reading →

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“Carnage”

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

If I were a movie critic I’d be chronically behind the times. I shy away from movies that are popular. I don’t think I’ll ever see “Avatar” or anything labeled “Shrek.” It took me years to get to “Titanic.” Too … Continue reading →

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