The Sun in Poetry
Spring Day [Bath] The day is fresh-washed and fair, and there is a smell of tulips and narcissus in the air. The sunshine pours in at the bath-room window and […]
Enriched Environment
Throwback Thursdays Art
Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution
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Bruce Writes a Sonnet
I wrote this sonnet today while eating lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. I photographed the flowers a few days ago in our garden. The Guest I have this guest named Mr.
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Parkinson’s Disease and Fava Beans
Fava beans have a mixed rep in the Parkinson’s disease community. On the one hand, alternative websites tout them as a replacement for, or supplement to, a drug regimen. On the other
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The Sun in Poetry
The Vantage Point If tired of trees I seek again mankind, Well I know where to hie me—in the dawn, To a slope where the cattle keep the lawn. There
Constipation, Number Two: Dirty Jokes
As part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I create original jokes. Today’s topic: a follow-up on yesterday’s blog re: constipation and Parkinson’s disease. Let’s do the jokes first. Q:
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Constipation and Other Pressing Matters
When I was eight years old, I spent a summer with my two very proper, never-married great aunts, Aunt Nora and Aunt Melinda. My parents went away for July and
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Throwback Thursdays Art
Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution
Throwback Thursdays Art Read More »
The Sun in Poetry
Swallows They dip their wings in the sunset, They dash against the air As if to break themselves upon its stillness: In every movement, too swift to count, Is a
Throwback Thursdays Art
Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution
Throwback Thursdays Art Read More »