Ingrid is today’s host for dVerse’ Poetics. Ingrid says:Begin to compose a poem without putting pen to paper: you can say the words in your head, or repeat them out loud. Record them, if you wish, as an aid to memory. Try to complete the poem as far as possible without writing it down. Think…
Month: August 2021
Movies, Movies, Movies! #99 – August 31, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! Today’s post includes a review of, “The Green Knight,” a film I actually went to the theater to see. No clue as to the last movie I saw at the theater before it, but it’s been a long while now. The Green Knight (2021) Starring: Dev Patel,…
Expanded Button Formatting, New Spacing Controls, and Drag-and-Drop for List View Now in Block Editor — The WordPress.com Blog
More formatting features! This month, our team released features in the block editor that give your site a little breathing room: spacing controls for buttons and paragraphs. And the List View tool keeps getting better with drag-and-drop. Powerful Expanded Button Formatting Buttons never looked so good with custom padding. Padding is empty space within the…
2000 followers and counting. Let’s celebrate!
I tried to think of who would be a fun person to celebrate with and the first person who came to mind was Boney M, aka Daddy Cool. Thank you to every person who follows me, especially to my regular readers and commenters. Your friendship means the world to me. I appreciate your insights and…
dVerse — Haibun Monday — Back to School?
Ignoranus in Michigan Last year at this time we wondered if there would be a vaccine to protect adults from hospitalization, lingering death, and possible chronic health effects from catching Covid-19. Schools prudently shut down face-to-face classrooms and went virtual – and proved it was a viable temporary solution for educating students. This year, a…
Hanspostcard song draft — Round 5 Pick 1 — “She Asked Me So I Told Her,” performed by T-Model Ford
T-Model Ford: a truly authentic bluesman Today’s pick has its origins for me from a soundtrack of a mediocre movie called, “Big Bad Love” (2001.) I don’t remember a lot about the plot of the film, but I do remember instant love for the music in it. I immediately bought the album. The compilation would…
dVerse — MTB — Solilo-Quoi on August 26, 2021
new sunflower video, taken during my “stroll outside” As I sit in cool air after a stroll outsidethe steam rises from my frame like it does from a pile of dung in winter.I thank my lucky stars, a.k.a. “Fates”per Henley about his “unconquerable soul.”It feels like a reward of sortsfor having survived so many…
Tao Talk 