aje.io/1byz5p When the US is called upon to do something in or of Afghanistan you can be certain that the US will make the wrong decision.
Category: Word
I asked Google Gemini to tell me what part of speech in English grammar is “Son of a Bitch”. Answer:
That phrase functions as an noun phrase, specifically an interjectional epithet. Here's why: * Noun Phrase: It acts like a noun, referring to a person (albeit in a highly offensive way). You could theoretically replace it with a noun in a sentence, although the meaning would be drastically different. For example, instead of saying "That… Continue reading I asked Google Gemini to tell me what part of speech in English grammar is “Son of a Bitch”. Answer:
What the World Needs, Mr. Agee
Is a version of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men that uses the real names of the people. Let us face it. Most people have come to know these famous people through the photographs of Walker Evans. True, in the splendid book, graced with your splendid, sometimes transcendent words, the Evans photographs bear no captions.… Continue reading What the World Needs, Mr. Agee
YouTube Audio Books
Had never heard of it. Delighted. [addendum, below] I have just finished watching the most recent release of the 1937 Robert Capra-directed film, a Blu-Ray DVD with an additional minute of footage added since the restored version released twenty years earlier. Such a wonderful film! I said to myself, "You know, you have never read… Continue reading YouTube Audio Books
Obituaries
I notice that quite a few of the people who have died recently were old
After an Unprecedented Federal Indictment, a Look Back at Donald Trump’s Previous Battles With the DOJ and a Special Counsel | FRONTLINE OR, A DONALD TRUMP FILM FESTIVAL
FRONTLINE has built a unique public record, in documentary format, of the former president’s impact on American life, politics and democracy — and his previous battles with a special counsel and the Department of Justice. — Read on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/federal-indictment-donald-trump-previous-doj-special-counsel-battles/
And That’s The Rub
Isn't it?
This makes it highly unlikely that I will ever see the Pompidou again
http://www.cnn.com/travel/paris-pompidou-closing/index.html So, if you get a chance, you visit. And maybe Barbara won't be there at th same time
“It must be Johnson grass they’re talking about”
"It must be Johnson grass they're talking about" My father's remark to my brother as they heard my mother say to someone on the phone, "And it's just spreading like wildfire." My mother and her friend were probably talking about drugs or teen pregnancy or telemarketers. No matter. My father had a nice, dry sense… Continue reading “It must be Johnson grass they’re talking about”
The Hayseeder’s Lament
Written by W. T. Daffron of Millport Alabama, probably in 1932. A lament on the farmer's plight at the height of the Great Depression.
Waiting For Charlemagne 