Zalman Yanovsky (also known as Zally) was a Canadian musician and founding member of the influential folk rock group, The Lovin’ Spoonful,
Old Age
In me is a little painted square
Bordered by old shops, with gaudy awnings.
The Palace Burner
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt A picture in a newspaper She has been burning palaces. “To...
Avon Calling!
My mother was an Avon lady. I loved it- the bag full of samples and brochures. To a Wild Rose,...
H.L.Mencken
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be...
Imagination overpowers reason every time. Blaise Pascal
Humans are deeply prone to error and deception. But sometimes they don’t always get it wrong or...
Canada Day with John Diefenbaker and “Old Tomorrow”
“I am a Canadian, a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.”
Malachi 4:6 KJV
“For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.”
Allegory of Lyric Poetry
François Boucher French1753 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 525 Francois Boucher produced almost as a signature motif these allegorical putti suspended midair. They represented a season, the elements, or one of the arts, shorthand decorative...
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Jean-Honoré Fragonard was a French painter of the Rococo period, born on April 5, 1732, in Grasse, France. He was a prolific artist who was known for his sensual and decorative style of painting. Fragonard's patrons were primarily members of the French aristocracy,...
Tyranny of the good intentioned
Without wisdom, all the good intentions in the world amount to nothing. Intending to do good without having wisdom is like intending to fly an airplane with no knowledge of airplanes or the laws of aerodynamics. Good intentions without wisdom lead to either nothing or...