"All slang is addictive." – Rollo May Did you see the cloud over Mount Tremper resembling Oliver Wendell Holmes with an elephant trunk last Tuesday? Bumper sticker: IT TAKES A CHILD TO RAZE A VILLAGE A Letter Dear Sparrow: I’m sure you’re following the High Street nomenclature debacle, in Phoenicia. For many years, the succinct […]
Heard By a Bird in Phonecia, New York
"It’s much easier to be a bad artist than a bad mathematician." – William G. Holzberger Did you see the cloud resembling a five-armed coat over Chichester last Saturday? A Letter Dear Sparrow: Yesterday I went walking in the new-fallen snow, and I found two sets of tracks: a deer’s and a man’s. The deer […]
Heard By a Bird: December 3
"Formerly my art centered on spirituality, but now it’s about coatracks." – Jim Dine Did you see the cloud resembling a left tonsil over Highmount last Wednesday? A Letter Dear Sparrow The Scribe: Have you ever been to a leaf-catching party? Usually I go to at least two each autumn. The idea is quite simple: […]
Heard by a Bird
"All music in the U.S.A. is too loud." – Brian Eno A Letter Dear Sparrow & Co.: My daughter pointed out that the Olive Free Library sounds like it means "a library without olives." J. B. Did you see the cloud resembling a striped beach towel over Mount Tremper last Thursday? My friends recommend the […]
Heard by a Bird
"Americans spend too much time trying to impress their cats."– Wayne Gretzky A Letter Dear Sparrow: I’m for same-sex marriage. I think both partners in a marriage should have the same amount of sex. V. P. Anonymous Reminiscence A woman I will call Madame Z told me: "My husband has been a volunteer fireman for […]