"Some are killed by war, some by exercise." – Jacques Prevert Bumper sticker: THINK "HONK" IF YOU LOVE TELEPATHY Did you see the cloud resembling a stalk of barley over Pine Hill last Wednesday? A Letter Dear Sparrow: Community theater is a wonderful institution. It’s a shame […]
15
15 A room. Music. One/several voices. Various temporal realms. The voice you are hearing now It’s my voice. This is my voice. And this is you. Standing there. Listening. Asking me. 1. So? I am tired of waiting. Waiting is complicated. When. Whom. […]
Las Vegas Vacation Homes
The city of Las Vegas is situated in Nevada State in USA. It is the state’s most visited city and also the most populated in Nevada. The city is known as the casino capital of the world as one can find hundreds of casinos at every nook and corner of the city. The city is […]
Schooling isn’t education
Until the moment I withdrew my sons from state education in the UK, I confused education with schooling. It’s a common mistake, and one which is easier to make if you have been through the state education machine yourself. The state spends considerable amounts of money – our money! – persuading us that the two […]
A Tangled Web of Jurisdiction and Partisan Politics
Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522. February 27, 2007. When the Dobbs Ferry Party (“DFP”) learned on Friday afternoon that the referendum to move the election date had been nullified, they should not have been surprised. The ruling by Westchester County Commissioner LaFayette that an impetuous Village Clerk had grossly overstepped her jurisdiction by filing and […]
2007 Oscars Fever Fades, Normal Life Resumes
Did anybody watch the awards this year? I didn’t. I had Oscar fever so bad that it sent me to bed and I passed out before Ellen hit the stage. I thought I might have something to say about the awards show this year, but I wasn’t really looking forward to watching them. I didn’t […]