Monthly Archives: June 2018

“Monk was the reason…”

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

Monk was the reason I went to work for Barker Tools, what was it, sixty-nine, seventy? He was district manager working out of Kingsville. Hired me as a field rep. You bumped into some squirrely sons-of-britches in the oil patch, … Continue reading →

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The Northernness

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

“If you’re full of beauty and positive things it’s harder for stuff to get to you. Joy is not a luxury that you can tack on when you’ve sorted everything out, joy is how you will sort out your problems… … Continue reading →

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“We must…”

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

“We must resist the temptation to opt out of politics and to assume that nothing can be done in face of all the current ugliness, deception and corruption. Arendt’s lifelong project was to honestly confront and comprehend the darkness of … Continue reading →

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“Doubtless your streets…”

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

Doubtless your streets teem with miscreants and errant strollers. The windows of your cottages must be festooned with mock lace. Your doors surely sag on their hinges. Your tiny gardens must be rank with common gillyflowers and copied statues. Your … Continue reading →

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“Laughter is breath…”

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

“Laughter is breath, it alters your being, and it allows you to move on, and keep living.” (Anna Mackmin, quoted by Patrick Barkham in The Guardian) There’s so much to like in the blog world. As one finding his feet … Continue reading →

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Tu me manques, mon fils

Posted on June 23, 2018 by JMN

“Its studied fuzziness, agony glimpsed through clamor, gives this poem its knife edge.” (Unremembered) Bush Doctrine // Hung Foo Testes Titan // E-wrecked Titty Tyrant // Testosterone Tank Cmen-130 // Sperm Gun Callous Phallus // Erectile Projectile Headache Balls // … Continue reading →

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Jejune Maundering

Posted on June 23, 2018 by JMN

What’s right? I was braised Raptist. Dawder, fetch me some wadder. Of core snot Flying butt tresses I’ve herded all now. Ready! Fire! Claim! Diddle Dawdle & Dodge, LLC Salience is golden. Naughty pine Bête blanche Procrastinator Anticrastinator Horse d’oovers … Continue reading →

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Autocorrect Zen

Posted on June 23, 2018 by JMN

Type the following without cursing: (1) Ride with the tide and go with the flow. Rade wath tha tade and ga wath tha flaw. Rede weth the tede end ge weth the flew. Ride with thi tide ind gi with … Continue reading →

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“Through the eyes of a woman”

Posted on June 23, 2018 by JMN

“It [rotolo] taught me a lot about Italian food. It also taught me to see food through the eyes of a woman. Rose [Rose Gray, the River Cafe’s co-owner] was incredible. She wasn’t a chef, but a self-taught cook at … Continue reading →

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Amrita Sher-Gil

Posted on June 21, 2018 by JMN

nyti.ms/2I7OD36 “Sher-Gil died on Dec. 5, 1941. The cause was believed to be complications from a second, failed abortion performed by Egan, Dalmia wrote in her biography of Sher-Gil. She was 28 and was just gaining widespread popularity and taking … Continue reading →

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