Words of wisdom from Proust
Michael Gallagher Being a sick man himself, I appreciate the Proust quote below as something stemming from honesty. I feel a little under the weather today and so I appreciate the quote.…
July 2007
xkcd, a comic
I am really loving this comic strip.
Librarians without Borders
Another organization dedicated to addressing the information gap that exists between developed and developing nations is Librarians Without Borders. Granted, it isn’t the most original of titles, but their work…
One laptop per child
A great organization called One laptop per child is attempting to, along with a laptop manufacturer, create an affordable laptop for countries without the economic clout to purchase them. They…
Emily and I
This frozen time,this rocking chair,ignores your furtive glances,your icy stares. This dark room,drawn shades,a weathered letter,signed with love, fades. An officer knocks at the door,a pregnant pause,anxious, a need to…
Dickinson and forgetting
I am reminded of a Pablo Neruda line from a poem entitled “Tonight I write the saddest lines” whenever I read the following Emily Dickinson poem. Neruda exclaims “Love is…
Dickinson and form
I have this feeling that Emily Dickinson is as close as American poetry (perhaps evein poetry of the Western World) comes to approximating haiku or other, less stringent forms of…