Author Archives: Sharon Blake

Mr. Wilson’s truck

Posted on 20June2012

I feel a combination of sorrow and joy. Isn’t this so often the way? Super Romney supporter Mr. Jim Wilson, whose white Romney truck was emblematic of the whiteness of the Romney campaign, was hit by catastrophe today. It happened … Continue reading →

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do you know there are no photos of dinosaurs?

Posted on 20June2012

I have a little pal who enjoys a good solid picture of a dinosaur. I can see the attraction. So earlier today I scoured the internet for photos and found none. Lots of dinosaur skeletons, but when you’re two and … Continue reading →

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just because it’s Wednesday and the air conditioner is running. . .

Posted on 20June2012

Hi, A personal note. This afternoon while I was reading a six or so page article in the NYTimes  about Kenneth Lonergan’s Thwarted Masterpiece, my right eye kept glancing at a photo of three smiling men. They looked like well-scrubbed … Continue reading →

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Feeling droopy about Randall

Posted on 20June2012

I kind of know Randall Stephenson. I haven’t met him face to face, but I’ve talked to several of the people in the same organization where he works. Some of whom I have met face to face. It hasn’t always … Continue reading →

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Do you know and love Mark Bittman?

Posted on 20June2012

Mark Bittman is a food writer for the New York Times who is a very dear pal. (I haven’t actually met him, but I still hold him close to my heart.) For several years he’s done weekly videos on cooking … Continue reading →

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Lawrence of Arabia on your ‘Droid? Really?

Posted on 20June2012

       Read this morning: “Sweden’s University of Gothenburg: Findings reveal extreme use of cell phones and computers may be linked to stress, sleep disorders and depressive symptoms.” Uh, didn’t we know this? It comes at an interesting moment because I … Continue reading →

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Emma Goldman has a few words to say (pre-4th of July fireworks and military bands and flyovers)

Posted on 10June2012

“We Americans claim to be a peace-loving people. We hate bloodshed; we are opposed to violence. Yet we go into spasms of joy over the possibility of projecting dynamite bombs from flying machines upon helpless citizens. We are ready to … Continue reading →

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Hitler’s Jazz Band

Posted on 29May2012

Just before I turned off the light last night my husband told me that Hitler had his personal jazz band. This thought infused my sleeping hours and this morning I’ve had a nice old read on the Smithsonian website: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/05/hitler-very-own-hot-jazz-band

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Our thanks to those who never fail to bring us Memorial Day

Posted on 28May2012

The list of Arms Dealers (remember Dylan’s Masters of War? Whatever happened to him?) now has its Own Page! It was so lengthy at 6 pages, (and an embarrassment to the human race one would think) it begged for a … Continue reading →

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Monday, 28May

Posted on 28May2012

It’s a few minutes after noon and I forgot a B52 or something was going to fly over the neighborhood at 11:00. If it did then Stan Getz drowned it out and it mustn’t have been very impressive. Maybe the … Continue reading →

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