My mantra and favorite – from 9th grade
ITHAKA When you set out for Ithaka, ask that your way be long Full of instruction, full of adventure. The Laistrogonians and the …
we think these are dark days…
Robinson Jeffers 1887-1962 The Purse-Seine (1937) Our sardine fishermen work at night in the dark of the moon; daylight or moonlight they could not tell …
what really happens when you sleep
The Night House By Billy Collins Every day the body works in the fields of the world mending a stone wall or swinging a …
A wild fantasy
Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes First, her tippet made of tulle, easily lifted off her shoulders and laid on the back of a wooden …
We have all done this
Marginalia Sometimes the notes are ferocious, skirmishes against the author raging along the borders of every page in tiny black script. If I could just …
Bee venom and MS 3
Bee Sting Therapy: Healing from the Hive Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling illness that affects well over one million adults worldwide. For many sufferers, …
Bee venom and MS 2
From the Drudge Report… Look at what’s on Drudge today. Dec 29, 2004 THE WOMAN WHO STINGS HERSELF WITH BEES TO CONTROL MS DAILY MAIL …
Bee venom and MS 1
The Buzz About Bee Venom Therapy for MS Published on: April 8, 2004 By Christine Haran Bees are creatures that people usually work fairly …
Poem on the perpetual Kid Within
Child Development As sure as prehistoric fish grew legs and sauntered off the beaches into forests working up some irregular verbs for their first conversation, …
Piano Lessons for Math Skills
Piano Lessons Boost Math Scores Second-grade students who took piano lessons for 4 months scored significantly higher on math tests than children who did not. …