The conduct of China’s Princeling, Bo Xilai, you ask? (I like to imagine his last name is pronounced like the prodigious rapper of my youth, Chi Ali.) Nope. That he was just recently indicted for bribery, corruption, and abuse of power? Nope. How about that I already have a Princelings song ready to roll? Uh […]
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Anthony Weiner is back in the news both as a Mayoral candidate in New York City and for new allegations concerning lewd text messaging with someone other than his wife. I covered briefly his prior transgressions here. His mayoral candidacy is the second high profile political comeback of the year, after former Governor, Mark Sanford, […]
The Lion King
Naaaaaaaants ingonyama bagithi Baba! [Today’s post sort of requires you to picture me at the peak of Pride Rock hoisting a blong aloft over my head. Not a tall order, since I’ve been seen holding blongs aloft before.] My son’s cat, Hedwig, disappeared about 4 months ago. I’ve previously shared other cat tragedy on this […]
Mott Haven
Performed by ipoetlaureate. Music produced by DJ Clutch (adapted from the original instrumental by DJ Kurfu for the song “The Way We Walk” off my debut album, Simple Moves.) Today’s blong here: [wpaudio url=”https://thefreshjunket.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/74e15-cry-in-the-night.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”Cry in the Night“]
A House on Beekman
South Bronx. #ESBCNYC13. To be continued.
Occasional Poetry
Not as in “on occasion” but for them — occasions. Apparently, I didn’t invent it. I’ve been doing “occasional poetry” all along and had no idea there was a literary term for it. And, as one will note in the linked-to article above concerning the presidential poem delivered at this year’s inauguration, it suffers the […]
Freedom Trail
If you’ve ever been to Boston you’ve probably been forced to walk, likely by a mom or wife, some portion of the “Freedom Trail” against your will. You have to wonder why one must abandon so much self determination to walk a trail named “freedom” but, anyway. The Freedom Trail is, of course, a walking […]
One Shining Moment
It took me most of the evening but I feel pretty confident about my pick: Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) v. The Nashville Predators SCAD cuts down the nets. Performed by ipoetlaureate. Music produced by djclutch. Today’s song blog here: [wpaudio url=”https://thefreshjunket.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/b620c-joey-brackets-11.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”The Madness“]
The Best Pope Ever
I know something about lifetime appointments. Nearly all my “bosses” have one. Life tenure is necessary to insulate certain kinds of authority from external and political pressures. An island of objectivity. But, pardon me for stating the obvious but a “lifetime” is a really long time. Through age and illness and general decomposition, we all […]
Happy President’s Day, All You Presidents!
No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into it. – Thomas Jefferson Performed by ipoet. Music produced by nomold. Today’s blong here: [wpaudio url=”https://thefreshjunket.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/4c5c6-least-powerful-king.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”The Least Powerful King“]
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