Care Package for Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021

Poetry: Eating the Cookies by Jane KenyonThe cousins from Maine, knowingabout her diverticulitis, let out the nuts,so the cookies weren’t entirely to my taste,but they were good enough; yes, good enough.Read More Song In My Head: Speculator by Strangefolk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9r8gtRqC8g Art: Marie-Charles-Isidore Choiselat’s [Landscape with Cottage] Photo credit: metmuseum.org Quote: “If I fall, I’ll fall …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1955

In the Top Ten: Let Me Go, Lover by Joan Weber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4GwQPX53DQ On the Bestseller List: Lord Grizzly by Frederick Manfred Photo credit: amazon.com New In Theaters: I’ll Cry Tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksoktyGnt-M New In Comic Shops: True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated #31 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: My Little Margie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eiXFyFmHOM&list=PLakshYu9qq-w8xg4lBzJBPMEY2kcR_VgE&index=11 Magazine Roulette: stag Photo …

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Care Package for Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021

Poetry: A Letter Comes and Visits Me by Giannina BraschiA letter comes and visits me. Puts its legs up in the living room.      Wandersabout speechless. Suddenly it explodes and another shape       appears.Read More Song In My Head: Godless by Dandy Warhols https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LduipA_XUJ8 Art: Enthroned Virgin and Child Photo credit: metmuseum.org Quote: …

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Blast From the Past: An Open Letter to President-Elect Trump

I believe in second chances. Even third and fourth chances – more even– if they’re earned from a place of sincerity, honest effort, and facing the appropriate consequences.  If not for opportunities for redemption, I wouldn’t be where I am today. And I don’t doubt that at some point in the future, I’ll screw up …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1994

In the Top Ten: All For Love by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofA3URC1wyk On the Bestseller List: Seinlanguage by Jerry Seinfeld Photo credit: pinterest.com New In Theaters: American Cyborg: Steel Warrior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_IYkDzvb7g New In Comic Shops: Jughead #52 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Cafe Américain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkiAjfj-q3I Magazine Roulette: Omni Photo credit: amazon.com Zodiac/Horoscope: …

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