When even a minimalist work seems to be alive, full of motion…well, that’s how Reclining Woman and Guitarist, 1959, Pablo Picasso, linocut on paper, strikes me. You can see it in Ohio’s Akron Museum, if it is on display while…
I was traveling when the coronavirus concerns started to ratchet up, so that meant I got home after all the stores had been raided for products people might need. Hand sanitizer to keep them from coming down with Covid-19, cleaning…
Not long ago, I was in New Orleans on a business trip. That by itself isn’t so strange. But this trip was unusual in a couple of ways. One of those is that it was a long-ish multi-day trip. Another…
Portuguese Man-of War–it’s not a jellyfish. They’re named after sailing ships. The float at the top of the creatures looks like a sail, and it functions that way too. I say creatures, not creature, because the Portuguese man-of-war is not…
There are a lot of odd little stories about mermaids from all around the world. This week’s poem refers to the story of a mermaid who is killed by boys throwing rocks at her after they damage her tail. The…
