Heard by a Bird in Phoenica

Sparrow 3 years ago Region: United States

  "I tried being stupid, but it didn't work." - Joel Oppenheimer     Did you see the cloud shaped like a thimble over Boiceville last Tuesday?   A Letter   Dear Articulate Observer: &nbs... more

Views: 1371

Heard by a Bird in Phoenica

Sparrow 3 years ago Region: New York

"Beauty is in the eye of the brie-holder." - Cy Twombly   A Letter Dear Mr. Gossip-Editor: Last night I was visiting my daughter in her room when we noticed a bug crawling on her bed. The insect flapped its wing... more

Views: 1668

Heard By a Bird in Phoenicia

Sparrow 3 years ago Region: New York

 "Teachers retire, and become students." - Amos Oz     Did you see the cloud shaped like a cashbox over Big Indian last Friday?     A Letter   Dear Local Explorer:   A recen... more

Views: 1705

Heard By a Bird in Phoenicia, New York

Sparrow 3 years ago Region: New York

"Instead of following sports, I follow religion.  Every day, I read the paper to see who's winning: the Christians or the Muslims." - Samuel P. Huntington Did you see the cloud shaped like a Mahjong coin over Pi... more

Views: 1775

Heard By a Bird from Phoenicia, New York

Sparrow 4 years ago Region: New York

"Politics is the present tense of history." - Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Did you see the cloud resembling Peter Pan's hat over Big Indian last Wednesday?  A Letter Dear Sparrow: Good news!  Consume... more

Views: 2924

Heard By A Bird, April

Sparrow 5 years ago Region: New York

"I am the opposite of Sigmund Freud; I ask, 'What don't women want?'" - Dr. Otto Rank A Letter Dear gossip-spreader: Do you know the expression "as the crow flies"?  It means the most direct route possible... more

Views: 1673

Heard By a Bird, March 2008

Sparrow 5 years ago Region: United States

"Rock music is the same 4 gimmicks over and over." - Roky Erickson Three Pots for the Drips Laney Ronders recalls: "When I was a child, our roof always leaked.  But my mother didn't mind.  She always sai... more

Views: 1795

Sparrow: Heard By a Bird

Sparrow 5 years ago Region: New York

"He thought he was having an hallucination but it was just his imagination." - Dave Channon Did you see the cloud shaped like a Hawaiian canoe over Highmount last Wednesday? My friends are listening to the aqua-sk... more

Views: 1882

Heard By a Bird, February 12

Sparrow 5 years ago Region: United States

"We live our lives four days at a time." - Hart Crane Did you see the cloud shaped like an Oscar de la Renta gown over Boiceville last Thursday? A Letter Dear Monsignor Sparrow: Call me a nut, but late at ... more

Views: 1537

Heard By A Bird, January 28th

Sparrow 5 years ago Region: United States

"The universe has a rhythm quite similar to Salsa music." - Stephen Hawking The Inventor "My father squandered the family fortune on his inventions: a circular thermometer, the double-toothbrush, etc.," recalls Jo... more

Views: 1920