a rut

"...It is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive."

Good thinking, Edith Wharton. After almost 1100 posts, I think it's time to find a fresh trail for this blog. Or maybe I just need a break. We'll see...

A deep bow of gratitude to those of you who have hung in here with me. Hopefully, we'll join up together again down the road...

try haiku

TRY HAIKU IN YOUR HOME
RISK FREE FOR 90 DAYS

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That's from an ad for the Big Ass Fan Company, which has a model called haiku. 

I couldn't make this up.

resist not

resist not
an ordinary Revelation

if Diamonds yield...

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The OED word of the day is 'pistillation,' which means pounding with a pestle.

Here is last week's sketch turned into a watercolor painting.

innovation

concentrating content
a potent
ground-breaking
innovation began
to hold sway

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'Eisbock.'
Frozen beer. Go figure.

scribblemania

this Scribblemania
is proving Folly

Words must be Poetical,
change the clumsy
so that it sparkles

bring a life-preserver with you

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'neddy,' which,depending on your century and location within the UK, is either an ass, an idiot, a horse or a club.

This sketch was done of a view from a restaurant. The "house crayons" refers to the blue color in left window panes, done with a very waxy crayon on the table. Collage bits added after the fact.

mid-January
looking at the blue sky with
something like awe

awe

mid-January —
looking up at blue sky
with something like awe

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Hard to remember what 90 degrees and humidity was like just two short months ago...

tango

the tango —
even in a suburban food court
it stirs you

competition

competition cannot preserve value

treat the problem

the driving force behind the competition

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'oligopoly.'

B.I.G.

Kid's World —
Talk is B.I.G.
All Hip-hop 
& a pair of Nikes

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'benji.' That would be slang for a hundred dollar bill & not to be confused with a little movie dog.