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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.

“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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“Homecoming went well…”

Posted on June 20, 2018 by JMN

Homecoming went well this year. The Stags played the Mott Mohicans here and won 49-7. Stoop Harcourt pulled the “Sensation of the Stag Nation” float in the Saturday parade with that old Allis Chalmers tractor of his. His daughter Lirick … Continue reading →

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“Tough Rocks”

Posted on June 20, 2018 by JMN

Tough Rocks “Two exoplanets proven hard to kill!” A headline like that promises a thrill. “The two survived their dying star’s last gasp,” It says, but this is difficult to grasp. The parent star turned red, puffed up, and died. … Continue reading →

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