The Curious Incident of the Tent in the Sand
V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N! In the summer sun!Put away the books, we're outta school!The weather's warm, but we'll play it cool!We're on vacation, havin' lots of fun!From 'Vacation' © Connie Francis circa 1965Could she have known?It happened in a town whose name I've long since forg

The Alzheimer's Clocks
Diner, Queens, New YorkI've passed the diner in the photo nearly every week day for the last 100 years. And I never cease to wonder about its clocks. What do they signify? What can they mean? Surely there must be some connection to something. Or are they self-referential?

Turn Left at Naypyidaw
I'm beginning to feel like Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina. One minute I'm hiking in the Appalachians and the next I'm in Argentina.If you are not living in America you probably don't know the latest goss on the guv. Those people can click on the link below. You others, just read on ... Republican family-values man, Governor Mark Sanford recently disappeared for about four days. His aides said the outdoors-man was hiking

Mean People Suck
Cartoon of actual scene I witnessed near Times Square some years agoI used to have a small poster that simply read, "Mean People Suck". I don't know where it is now; probably mislaid in one of my many moves. But if there was to be a theme for my week it would be this.Mean People Suck.Mean in spirit, that is.Last night I was in a garden. It is a communal garden for the residents of our apartment block. Very attractive. Leafy. Green. Fountains. Garden chairs and benches. Flower beds. Space. Gated. About fifteen of us were meeting after work to

Slowing the circle down - like a rolling stone
And they tell him, "Take your time. It won't be long now.Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down" Joni Mitchell, The Circle Game©1968Bloody walking frames! If I ever get to that stage I will crawl, or even roll rather than use a fucking walking frame! - a com