Day: 07/31/2015

OH WOE IS ME – EZRA POUND

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/31/2015 • ( 23 )

Ezra Pound had to be the most depressed person who ever got famous. Talk about a downer, wow. However, since today’s Daily Downer is the perfect opportunity to present this super depressing poem by Ezra Pound — and Garry’s picture… Read More ›

INSPIRING VIEWS

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/31/2015 • ( 38 )

Nature inspires me. Rivers, valleys, mountains. Sunrise, sunset. Rainbow and city architectural. A beautiful vista, anywhere along the river or at one of its many dams or waterfalls. That’s what does it for me. Beauty has never failed me. No… Read More ›

A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE: RECORDING HISTORY

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/31/2015 • ( 24 )

A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE: RECORDING HISTORY In one way or another, every picture we take records history, capturing a moment that will never be repeated. Garry’s parents wedding, 1941. Photographer unknown, moments caught forever.

IN A SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/31/2015 • ( 33 )

Ignoring the minor detail that they aren’t words, but semi-English local dialect, “shoulda” “coulda” “woulda” perfectly describe the essence of the rapidly disappearing subjunctive tense — or as some modern grammarians prefer it, mood. All romance languages lavishly employ the subjunctive because it lets a… Read More ›