tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post1323009122020661707..comments2024-03-27T07:30:21.457-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: words I have formerly used for a squirrelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-51736121070813778412019-09-30T13:32:28.114-04:002019-09-30T13:32:28.114-04:00Time Flies Like an Arrow
An Ode to Oettinger
Now...<b>Time Flies Like an Arrow</b><br /><br />An Ode to Oettinger<br /><br />Now, thin fruit flies like thunderstorms,<br />And thin farm boys like farm girls narrow;<br />And tax firm men like fat tax forms –<br />But time flies like an arrow.<br /><br />When tax forms tax all firm men's souls,<br />While farm girls slim their boyfriends' flanks;<br />That's when the murd'rous thunder rolls –<br />And thins the fruit flies ranks.<br /><br />Like tossed bananas in the skies,<br />The thin fruit flies like common yarrow;<br />Then's the time to time the time flies –<br />Like the time flies like an arrow.<br /><br />Edison B. Schroeder 1966<br /><br />letters column of <i>Scientific American</i><br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_flies_like_an_arrow;_fruit_flies_like_a_banana<br /><br />see also<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Oettinger<br /><br />mistah charley, sb, ma, phd, jspshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786934467640941804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-11244188727781411682019-09-30T10:36:23.070-04:002019-09-30T10:36:23.070-04:000) that's a good-looking forest
1)speaking of...0) that's a good-looking forest<br /><br />1)speaking of squirrels, i am reminded of idries shah's parable of the wild squirrel, which was compared and contrasted with james tate's parable of the wild cheese, in these comments <br /><br />https://tinyurl.com/wildsquirrel<br /><br />2)<i>a despondent minx</i> is a striking phrase, as the adjective contrasts with the "pert, saucy, and flirtatious" meaning of the noun<br /><br />2a)there is apparently no etymological relation between <b>minx</b> and <b>mink</b>, despite the sonic similarity<br /><br />2b)my uncle's fox and mink farm is mentioned in a historical account of my father's ancestral village, written by linda letcher<br /><br />https://ncumbhistorical.wixsite.com/genealogyhistory/northport<br /><br /><br />3)ruefle's poem mentions <b>lemon</b> and <b>lime</b> - synchronistically enough, yesterday morning spouse and self were at the end of a several-cart-long line at a supermarket, and a young male person of color, about age ten, came up behind us carrying a single 2-liter bottle of the lemon and lime soda <b>sprite</b> - i asked him 'just the one?' and let him go ahead of us - he thanked us - i was a bit surprised to see the sprite bottle because this store mostly carries its own private label goods [it's a four-letter name with 'd' and 'l' in it]<br /><br />4)reading about emily tisch sussman at her father's wikipedia bio, i was a bit surprised to find that the organization which sold cory booker a mail-order ordination to preside at her wedding does NOT have a wikipedia article<br /><br />4a)ms sussman seems to believe people support bernie sanders instead of elizabeth warren because they are misogynist<br /><br />https://www.redstate.com/alexparker/2019/09/29/msnbc-political-strategist-explains-people-support-macho-man-bernie-sexism/<br /><br />4b)i believe that bernie will not be nominated because clintonistas like ms sussman hate him - on talk tv it is fairly common to see pundits like sussman sneer at him with impunity<br /><br />4c)as wavy gravy told his mirror one morning, <b>it's all done with people</b><br /><br />4d)the sempiternal quest for truth, justice, and the potentially sentient way of promoting the good of all and/or minimizing unnecessary suffering must be pursued within current limitations of time and available resources - who knows if it's good or bad?<br /><br />5)and speaking of a sprig in one's mouth - it has been 50 years i witnessed a roast piglet with such a sprig (of parsley, in that case) being brought to the table - the uncooked carcass was obtained from julia child's grocers in cambridge - <br /><br /><i>time flies like an arrow<br />fruit flies like a banana<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></i>mistah charley, sb, ma, phd, jspshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786934467640941804noreply@blogger.com