tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post9085597533972432934..comments2024-03-28T14:53:38.827-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: & now the strident are strident about all the stridencyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-77370957573911813212021-01-19T08:59:33.899-05:002021-01-19T08:59:33.899-05:00speaking of frownland, i am reminded of the song &...speaking of <b>frownland</b>, i am reminded of the song "smile" by will powers, the stage name of lynn goldsmith <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-TNPyyKE0<br /><br />a computer animation video accompanying the first part of this song [omitting the testimonial of former bag lady wilma fox] is asserted, by our friends at wikipedia, to be in the collection of the museum of modern art<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g43lzoRamWEmistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-72829413872322240452021-01-18T10:29:49.423-05:002021-01-18T10:29:49.423-05:00speaking of whale-killing - i encountered a buddhi...speaking of whale-killing - i encountered a buddhist argument once that if you were eating meat - and typically tibetan buddhists do - it was kinder to eat beef than chicken - more nutrition provided per sentient creature slaughtered - evidently this is even more true of whale meat<br /><br />i thought<b> rebecca foust</b>'s poem sounded quite contemporary and indeed i see it was published in 2020<br /><br />a brief c.v. is found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/rebecca-foust<br /><br />she was born and raised in <b>hollidaysburg, pennsylvania</b> but does not appear on the list of 13 notable people cited in that borough's wikipedia article - of those 13 names, i recognized <b>hedda hopper</b> and <b>harold l. ickes</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.com