Monthly Archives: July 2017
Shorty Smith and LeRoy Neiman
While packing up things for my upcoming move, I came across a favorite photograph. Done on a color printer of dubious merit, it expresses the mad spirt embodied in camel racing. And it reminded me of LeRoy Neiman’s colorful style … Continue reading
Shall We Dance?
The word “shall” has always baffled me. Much like steam locomotives or the theory of relativity, the word shall seems fated to confound. But I admire complexity for complexity’s sake, much as I admire the gleaming brass of the steam … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized
Tagged N Gram Viewer, shall, should, Thoughts on writing, will
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The Company One Keeps
This is a biography page from the most recent Temenos Journal (internal link). Only in a literary magazine will you find such a large, diverse group of writers and artists. Although most of the writers have been published before, there … Continue reading
Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?
Perhaps from a beating? On October 4, 1986, CBS anchorman and journalist Dan Rather was attacked on the streets of New York while walking to his apartment. According to Rather, the assailant kept saying, “Kenneth, what’s the frequency?” The attacker … Continue reading
Posted in music, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged inspiration, mental floss, Michael Stipe, Poetry, R.E.M.
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Moving Again
After less than two years of living in the Las Vegas neighborhood of Spring Valley, I am moving again. I am going to an apartment complex in nearby Summerlin. The problem is smoke. And the drug culture. And everything that … Continue reading
A Book Without Words: Art Deco Borders by Ted Menten
I’ve always loved the Dover Clip-Art Series Books. You can still find them at your local used book store or at on-line book stores like Abe.com. (external link). I bought three today: Advertising Art in The Art Deco Style, Art … Continue reading
Posted in art, Uncategorized
Tagged art deco, art movements, art nouveau, black and white illustrations, clip art, dover clip art series, line art
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Nevada Northern Railway Museum Workshop and Trains
I recently visited the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely (eee lee), Nevada. A small admission fee allows you to wander the several workrooms of the repair shop and engine barn. Restoration is ongoing on engines, a caboose, and boxcars. … Continue reading
Google Makes You Think You Are More Popular Than You Are
Google’s search engine may place your posts and pages higher in returns on your machine than anyone else’s. If I search for “creative nonfiction,” for example, I find two of my posts listed on their first page of returns. If … Continue reading
Posted in Google Tips, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing tips
Tagged Bing, Google, google rankings, post popularity, search returns, Yahoo
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It’s guilt edged glamorous and sleek by design
It’s easy to dismiss the Eurythmics as the Captain & Tennille of the 80’s. But Keats never wrote anything better about love than she did. (Credit also attributed to David Allan Stewart.) Love is a stranger In an open car To … Continue reading
The Bible According to Quentin Tarantino
Director Tarantio is known for reimagining many things, perhaps most famously for his reworked ending of World War II in Inglorious Basterds. But I like most what he did with the Bible in Pulp Fiction. In that film, the character … Continue reading