Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Medicines
"Wrong treatment
at the wrong time
and in wrong way!”
Murphs laughs at the
young doctor’s comment.
“Hey, lots of my medical
history runs that way,
methinks. But I recall
particular technique as
relatively effective in
the Hit or Miss World.”
“Ridiculous! How can you
say that?”
“Easy! Way I say most things.”
Labels: idealism, Medicine, realism, science and art, youth
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Visions
One. And Done.
-My editor wants your vision
in words our readers get.
-Vision? Ponderous word to
face the world with!
-Bear with me.
-I just paint.
-Yes! Exhibit One, this Wawa Hoagie
so real I want to devour it! Ham,
Swiss, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onion!
Mayo-o-o-o!
-Me too.
-And Exhibit Two! This...thing.
-Same hoagie.
-I don’t wish to devour it.
-I do, and much else there.
-And not there?
-Especially.
-I’m getting this on tape, you know.
If you’d care to focus.
-Whole world’s on tape! Who gives a shit?
-If you do, it’s vaguely. Help me out here!
-Something more specific?
-Just a bit.
-Nippur was the Capital of Babylonian
Religion for three thousand years.
-Hooray for the Nippurians! But we’re
dealing with Americans who put bread
on the table.
-Hooray for them!
Labels: abstraction, art, artist, culture, exposition, painter, painting, realism
Monday, November 06, 2017
Art and Debate
-Making up a story is like being there?
-Better!
-I’d miss the actual stinks.
-You can devise stinkier. Write them!
-No one could.
Labels: art, debate, literary debate, odor, realism, writing
Monday, December 23, 2013
Consequential Grades
Public Works
B+ People*
2 premises:
Not a perfect world.
Let’s get something done!
A People
We can’t proceed with such a flimsy plan. Much more
research required!
I won’t serve on any committee with that crook!
Let’s clean out him, and everything, starting sooner!
Conclusion: Purity, though pretty, accomplishes nothing today.
*categories mentioned by Tracy Kidder
Labels: perfectionism, politics, pragmatism, public, public work, purity, realism
