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About JMN

I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.

“A Prayer for My Daughter” (10 — final stanza)

Posted on September 7, 2018 by JMN

A Prayer for My Daughter by W.B. Yeats (Spanish translation by James Mansfield Nichols) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/14635/a-prayer-for-my-daughter A Prayer for My Daughter (10 — final stanza) And may her bridegroom bring her to a house Where all’s accustomed, ceremonious; For arrogance and … Continue reading →

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Under the Language Microscope

Posted on September 7, 2018 by JMN

No irregularity, no solecism is too picayune to escape the insolent linguist’s busy beavering, which leads to officious palaver such as this about matters too minute to merit attention from the practical person. Even in the days before I could … Continue reading →

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Grandma Moses

Posted on September 7, 2018 by JMN

I like to paint something that leads me on and on in to the unknown something that I want to see away on beyond.  (Anna Mary Robertson Moses, from her autobiography, quoted in the NYTimes “Friday Briefing,” 9-7-18) [Copyright (c) … Continue reading →

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The Power of Writing

Posted on September 7, 2018 by JMN

It’s so much easier to teach public policy to people who already know how to write than teach writing to public policy experts. (Barry Lynn, quoted by David Streitfeld, “Amazon’s Antitrust Antagonist Has a Breakthrough Idea,” NYTimes, 9-7-18) [Copyright (c) … Continue reading →

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“A Prayer for My Daughter” (9)

Posted on September 5, 2018 by JMN

A Prayer for My Daughter by W. B. Yeats (Spanish translation by James Mansfield Nichols) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/14635/a-prayer-for-my-daughter A Prayer for My Daughter (9) Considering that, all hatred driven hence, The soul recovers radical innocence And learns at last that it is … Continue reading →

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There Are No “Simple” Truths

Posted on September 5, 2018 by JMN

By labeling what was essentially an opinion as a “truth” I’ve fallen into a hole I try to skirt as much as I can. Better to have said, “I agree” that knowledge is better than ignorance, leaving truth out of … Continue reading →

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Let’s help the monarchs

Posted on September 3, 2018 by JMN

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Correctness: The Cee Without the Pee

Posted on September 3, 2018 by JMN

I’ve thought about my understanding of the phrase “politically correct” and concluded that fathoming its semantic range is above my pay grade. My way forward is to drop “politically” and fasten myself to the “correct” part. The Golden Rule is … Continue reading →

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“A Prayer for My Daughter” (8)

Posted on September 3, 2018 by JMN

A Prayer for My Daughter by W.B. Yeats (Spanish translation by James Mansfield Nichols) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/14635/a-prayer-for-my-daughter A Prayer for My Daughter (8) An intellectual hatred is the worst, So let her think opinions are accursed. Have I not seen the loveliest … Continue reading →

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“A Prayer for My Daughter” (7)

Posted on September 1, 2018 by JMN

A Prayer for My Daughter by W.B. Yeats (Spanish translation by James Mansfield Nichols) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/14635/a-prayer-for-my-daughter A Prayer for My Daughter (7) My mind, because the minds that I have loved, The sort of beauty that I have approved, Prosper but … Continue reading →

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