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We See Colors With Our Tongues

Posted on April 5, 2026 by JMN

This is my favorite poster ’til further notice. I see yellow, orange, red, violet, blue, green. What do you see? Jean Widmer was born Hans Ulrich Widmer on March 31, 1929, in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, to Emil Widmer, a master mechanic … Continue reading →

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Truth Facial

Posted on April 1, 2026 by JMN

“His lifestyle is very different and kind of intriguing, although it would not work for me.” (Bill Gates  on Jeffrey Epstein) According to his spokesman, Bill Gates was referring to Epstein’s décor. That reminds me, I need to vacuum the … Continue reading →

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Two Writing Prompts

Posted on March 30, 2026 by JMN

Prompt 1A bibulous fop, a pottymouth letch and a myrmidon in a greatcoat walk into an executive mansion’s pantry. One reaches for the ketchup, one for the Jack Daniels, one for the lemon Jello mix. What is the least predictable … Continue reading →

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Android Mountburden-Windsock

Posted on March 26, 2026 by JMN

(Now pointedly referred to by the king… as though he were a distant relation rather than his mother’s much-indulged favorite son)…(Fintan O’Toole) “Alleged” does heavy lifting in criminal matters. Innocent ‘til proven guilty is the ruling standard. The Epstein class … Continue reading →

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Bronze Age Vainglory (Re-posted With Correction)

Posted on March 24, 2026 by JMN

[In the original post I used the term “martinets.” I meant to say “myrmidons.” This version corrects that lapse.] “Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today…! [etc.]”Say What? Archive Wild beasts of the wilderness, when war breaks into flame, … Continue reading →

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Bronze Age Vainglory

Posted on March 23, 2026 by JMN

“Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today…! [etc.]”Say What? Archive Wild beasts of the wilderness, when war breaks into flame, follow me from the empty wastes;Follow me, (and) you will see the blood of the foemen streaming between the … Continue reading →

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The Urgent Poetry Is of Brevity

Posted on March 21, 2026 by JMN

The time: a-passing; the clock: a-ticking,The digilords at mind bone pecking.Garrulity — double barreled, bore-hefty,Dilatory, broad in the beam;Lyric rifled, suppressed, curt but rich,Penetrative, swervy toward lean.Speak short intensely well, elseLie pecked to death in din. Obscene. (c) 2026 JMN … Continue reading →

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‘Tendrá que ser’ (It Will Have to Be)

Posted on March 18, 2026 by JMN

My translation of “Tendrá que ser” (It Will Have to Be) by Azurea20 follows: IT WILL HAVE TO BE I shoulder youlike an invisible flag,or a great fire lilyblooming out of mefor bestowing on what’s not there yet.No one sees … Continue reading →

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From Whose Pulpit?

Posted on March 13, 2026 by JMN

… A majority of Protestant voters, the largest religious group in the United States, align with Republicans. And there are signs of weakening Democratic support among other religious groups, including Hispanic Catholics.(Lisa Lerer and Elizabeth Dias) I’ll whisper something to … Continue reading →

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Squawk Transmission 1 & 2

Posted on March 3, 2026 by JMN

By this time I should have acquired enough sense to realize that the cause of wars is sin.(Thomas Merton, The Seven-Storey Mountain) GREENLAND FROTTAGEThe sub-scalpal domain north of the eyeballsIs given to a chronic restivenessnessSharp as a rhinoceros’s horn.It knows … Continue reading →

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