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There Was a Crooked Man
They offered me the office, offered me the shop They said I better take anything they got Do you wanna make tea at the BBC? Do you wanna be, do really wanna be a cop? Career opportunities are the ones that never knock” — from “Career Opportunities,” Joe Strummer/Mick Jones, The Clash Copyright 2007 Ben […]
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Lens on Fort Smith
In a Brick from a few weeks back I referred to a recent novel that had Fort Smith, Arkansas, as one of its main locales. But I hadn’t read but a few pages. It’s time to do the right thing: finish and reflect. It’s A Secret Word by Jennifer Paddock, 2004, published by Touchstone, an […]
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What Makes America Great
From today’s Democrat-Gazette The site currently under construction isn’t a replica of the original building, but a ‘faithful facsimile.’” — Tommy Jameson, project architect for Little Rock’s new Mosaic Templars black history museum. I’m not trying to advocate more drinking. I’m trying to get more tax revenue for our county.” — Richard Hodo, owner of […]
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Thus, the Diner
PHILADELPHIA — Often, we try to locate a decent diner early in any multiday stay. On our own, we stay at Hampton or Comfort inns that include a regrettably starchy breakfast. You still need a diner. For conferences, like the one of last weekend, you reside on-site. The Sofitel here had a terrific and expensive […]
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Museum of Art had a special exhibit of the calligraphy of the 17th-century Japanese artist Ike Taiga, as well as his wife, Mamie. As is customary, he illustrated the words with scenes of woods, mountains and a few people here and there. Often Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran (his wife, really) used […]