advice to an anonymous author

Something I said in response to one of the poems for Sotto Voce:

"Poetry is like a motion picture, only it reads frame by frame, and its specialty is its zoom lens."

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Birdsong not just for the birds -- an electronic voice detector for birds. Not three days ago, I wanted something like this! (thanks, dsgood)

enquiring minds et al.

[Poll #1231576]

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Justice Department indicts Sen. Ted Stevens on seven counts -- It is at this point--at the outmost!--that a person who had any sense of honor would resign his office.

Home prices fell by steepest rate ever in May: Index of prices in 20 metro areas shows 16 percent decline

And, fewer than twenty-four hours after the news broke, any mention of the Justice Department scandal regarding the report that states that Goodling and others methodically broke the law is gone from linked headlines, at least at MSNBC. Amazing.

I'm getting kind of tired of the 24-hour news cycle.

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*sharp gasp*: A South Carolina judge who admitted calling crack cocaine addiction "black man's disease" has been banned from the bench, the state's Supreme Court said in an order Monday.

*shakes head*: Charges possible for ex-cop in Taser death: New Orleans officer allegedly jolted handcuffed man nine times before he died -- "A coroner ruled the death was a homicide."

*rolls eyes, raises eyebrows*: Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison Tuesday for setting off a gambling scandal that tarnished the league's reputation and raised questions about the integrity of its officiating.

Truth is elegant

"Poetry is a gift economy."
--William Slaughter, Mudlark