Father McKenzie, Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear, No one comes near, Look at him working.. Music fans will recognize these lyrics from the threnody “Eleanor Rigby”, one of The Beatles’ most haunting tunes. An oblique elegy to the mysterious namesake, the song is a poignant paean to loneliness, anonymity…
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J for Joe DiMaggio (where have you gone, anyway !)
A nation does, indeed, turn its lonely eyes to you. Well, Joltin’ Joe has long left us and gone, but our eyes still turn. Somewhere. Anywhere. But away from the caustic, vituperative drivel that passes off as dialogue and discourse in this election year. If you have turned on the TV or listened to any…
A for Alma Mater
Honestly, this post should really have been titled “A for Action”. For after quite blithely asserting that I would simply pick my next blog post topics in simple alphabetical order, action is what was found lacking; it has taken me ten full weeks to decide on a topic and share these thoughts. It did take…
The Rain in Spain
I never did find out if it (the rain in Spain, that is) falls mainly in the plain. But what I can aver is that it does fall pretty consistently in the city. Particularly when one wants it not to: such as when one only has a few hours to take in the sights and…
the thinking man 