Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! There’s a good eclectic mix this week. The French Connection (1971) Starring: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcell Bozzuffi, Frederic La Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, and many more. Director: William Friedkin Genres: crime, action Synopsis: Popeye Doyle and Cloudy Russo…
Author: Lisa or Li
mother, grandmother, gardener, observer of nature, reader, writer, learner, bicyclist, woman who runs with the wolves, lover of music, philosophical daoist. Welcome.
Just Wondering – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon — parallax
Paul Vincent Cannon is one of the most thoughtful and articulate poets I know. This poem really makes his readers think. Image: found at healthjade.net “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” Edward Abbey Just Wondering I couldn’t help wondering if we are sleepwalking through long days of dis-ease…
Jackpot at the library
Eight dollars:words, pictures.Your castoff’smy jackpot. Normally I don’t take my purse in with me at the library as the bar code to check out books is on a plastic tab on my keychain. Last week I saw a sign outside saying to check out their sales area which is in a vestibule near the front…
Doodads — family time and labyrinth walk plus a few shots from last week at the garden center
Today was such a relaxing day. The days-long showers have taken the humidity out of the air. The sun was shining and the temp was an even 70F as I headed to Grand Rapids to see my oldest son. His girlfriend was out of state visiting a sister so it was just me and him…
Key Witness in US Case Against Assange Changes His Story, by Joe Lauria — Rise Up Times
This is what is called reasonable doubt. “This is the end of the case against Julian Assange.” -Edward Snowden Key Witness in US Case Against Assange Changes His Story, by Joe Lauria — Rise Up Times
Book Review — “Passion for PEONIES: Celebrating the Culture and Conservation of Nichols Arboretum’s Beloved Flower,” Edited by David Michener and Robert Grese
Not meant to be read from cover to cover, it is more a coffee table book. That said, the first section is one you probably will read all of if you are interested in how The Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum got started. A few men with passion for peonies and the means to do…
#Haikai Challenge #197, #195, #196 (Trifecta) haibun series
Each night in June, I’ve added an addendum to my prayers to please be awakened in the night to the sounds of thunder. Paling leaves wiltin sol’s hot white stare —fish wriggle dry ponds. Where we have had a weeks-long drought, plants and bird baths needed daily attention. Three days ago, steel grey clouds…
Tao-Talk 