A TOUCH OF SILVER: Ethan’s Got Talent(ed Friends)

I took a nap early this afternoon. When I woke up, the ground was coated in early-spring snow. We’re not getting as much in northern Vermont as folks are in the southern part of the state, but it adds a layer of dreariness to a pre-existing bummer situation. Scrolling through social media timelines a little …

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Care Package for Friday, March 13, 2020

Happy Birthday: Percival Lowell, astronomerBorn March 13, 1855 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91cIlQQaQEQ 50 States, 100 Weeks: Gilmore Ghost Town, Leadore, ID Photo credit: atlasobscura Music: Over & Over by The Delfonics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqPrD80am1I Poetry: What He Thought by Heather McHugh    for Fabio Doplicher We were supposed to do a job in Italyand, full of our feeling forourselves (our …

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Care Package for Thursday, March 12, 2020

Happy Birthday: Jack Kerouac, authorBorn March 12, 1922 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LLpNKo09Xk 50 States, 100 Weeks: Lionhead Natural Water Slides, Coolin, ID Photo credit: youtube.com Music: Think It Over by The Delfonics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r0Nl-rXJ30 Poetry: The Envoy of Mr. Cogito by Zbigniew Herbert, translated by Bogdana CarpenterGo where those others went to the dark boundaryfor the Golden Fleece of …

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Care Package for Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Happy Birthday: Bobby McFerrin, musicianBorn March 11, 1950 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk 50 States, 100 Weeks: Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve Photo credit: backpacker.com Music: Can You Remember by The Delfonics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwm3VHjkUE Poetry: What Kinds of Times Are These by Adrienne RichThere’s a place between two stands of trees where the grass grows uphilland the …

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