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One more irresitible quote
This one is a blast from the past, in a note from an old friend back east recalling a party in the Seventies: “I remember bringing Margot & Jim to a party you had in Newton. The next day Margot was saying that it was a lot calmer than she expected. I remembered it as …
Hazards of Grace
My falconry apprentice, Gary Moody of Santa Fe, (also Texas, Siberia not far north of Olgii, St John’s) has published his first book of poetry, at… let us say, my age. It is NOT an apprentice work; rather, the work of a seasoned poet who hadn’t published a book yet. My blurb gives a hint: …
Bar 2, Q C # 5
Says Lib, “The thing is, we’re multicultural–we just don’t know it.” Mmmyes. Karaoke night at the Spur. Cody Henderson — his father is Lee, who owns the ranch we hunt on, and his mother was born Lorraine Lopez — as Cupid, about to sing “Landslide” with Linda (Rael) Mansell, born in Taos and married into …
Cheery Bar # 1: Querencia Country Part 4
John Carlson suggested Q Country is people too, and I heartily agree. More than one person has asked for pix from the Golden Spur, where as the song goes “everyone knows your name”. They have known mine for over 30 years, longer than the youngest staff has been alive. Sunset– let’s go in– back door. …
Weary Poem
“X” from Housman’s Last Poems (1922) Could man be drunk forever With liquor, love, or fights, Lief should I rouse at morning And lief lie down of nights. But men at whiles are sober And think by fits and starts, And if they think, they fasten Their hands upon their hearts.
Sad Week
I just got word from Alan Gates that Aralbai has died at just 54.(Photo by Cat)He might have been “The Coolest Man in the World” and was a serious drinking companion, but many people from many countries from here to England to Japan (I may tell that tale later) appreciated him as a guide and …
Night Pictures
These pictures were all taken from the Seal Beach Pier on Sunday night. This tanker was anchored off San Pedro and unlike his fellows, had all his lights ablaze. This is a shot of the docks, cranes and oil facilities at the port of Long Beach. If you look closely at the far right (click …
Hot Links
Tuba theft is rampant in Los Angeles. Knowledgeable people say banda is to blame. Russian scientists in Antartica have drilled a 12,000 ft bore down into a lake that has been sealed off under the ice for 15 to 34 million years. I had heard of the Russian efforts to reach Lake Vostok previously, but …
Big Birthday
Connie and I have just returned from Southern California where we celebrated granddaughter Isabella’s second birthday. A fun time was had by all.