Bert Prelutzky on why Jews are addicted to leftist politics: ...Having given it a great deal of thought, I believe the explanation [for Jewish leftism] is to be found in the way we tend to be raised. It’s not so strange if you think ...

If you had asked me which I’d prefer to learn more about, whether land-based or sea-based wildlife watching or hunting, I’d definitely have chosen the sea being born when the moon tugged at the sea as in Helen Moore’s poem. ...

Homework, oh homework,. I hate you stink. I wish I could wash you. Away in the sink. If only a bomb. Would explode you to bits. Homework, oh homework. You´re giving me fits. I´d rather take baths. With a man eating shark ...

It suddenly seems that everywhere I "click" I run into another column mirroring the theme of my "Four Days and Counting" post endorsing John McCain. If you are a conservative who is still undecided about your vote tomorrow, ...

This is National Young People's Poetry Week. Here's something to help you get in the spirit: My Fish Was Small by Jack Prelutzky My fish was small, my fish was gold, but now my fish is still and cold. My fish no more ...

It has been a fun and crazy week. Sorry I haven't had more time to post. Just learned some good news. Our home computer is back online! Also we have located the missing box of cold weather items we had mailed to ourselves. ...

Poetry Friday: Avast, Ye Poetry Snobs! So in the Feb. 19-26th issue of The New Yorker, Dana Goodyear gave us a portrait of the happenings over at the Poetry Foundation since Ruth Lilly gave them lots and lots of money. ...

In a brief scan of some opinion sites, two articles on the political scene caught my eye. While they both seem to be about completely different subjects, I think they do a pretty good job of explaining one another. ...

Pop Surrealism: The Rise of Underground Art (Edited by Kirsten Anderson) - I enjoyed this book but it's a bit dated. Although it just came out, due to publication schedules and such, the artists represented are "old hat. ...

Please Note: I feel that I can only put on this list books that I have read. There are a number of books that I feel everyone (including myself) should probably read, but I can't really say for sure until I've read them. ...