Heard by a Bird in Phoenica

Sparrow 2 months 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

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Heard By a Bird in Phoenicia

Sparrow 4 months 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

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Heard By a Bird in Phoenicia, New York

Sparrow 5 months 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

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Heard By a Bird from Phoenicia, New York

Sparrow 6 months 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

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Government Pirates Are Not Jack Sparrows

Richard Cooper a year ago Region: New York

Today's government pirates are not the flamboyant pirates of the Jack Sparrow mold, although they are occasionally comical.  But like the pirates of old they deprive people of their property.  But unlike the... more

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Heard By A Bird, April

Sparrow a year 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

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The Dreaded 3 A.M. Phone Call

Sparrow a year ago Region: New York

Hillary Clinton has been asking continually, over the last few weeks, "What if the phone rings at 3 a.m. in the White House -- who will be ready to answer the call?" I realize this question is largely directed at Barack, ... more

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Heard By a Bird, March 2008

Sparrow a year 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

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A Dramatic New Announcement from Sparrow's Presidential Campaign

Sparrow a year ago Region: United States

 The New York Daily News reported on Saturday, March 22: Washington -- Snooping State Department contractors broke into the private passport files of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, prompting concern o... more

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Sparrow: Heard By a Bird

Sparrow a year 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

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