Tag Archives: Americana

Welcome! Bienvenu!

Posted on February 19, 2009 by

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John Updike, 1932-2009

Posted on January 28, 2009 by

Dog’s Death She must have been kicked unseen or brushed by a car. Too young to know much, she was beginning to learn To use the newspapers spread on the kitchen floor And to win, wetting there, the words, “Good … Continue reading →

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5th Annual Rabbit Hole Day

Posted on January 27, 2009 by

January 27th is the birthday of Lewis Carrol, author of ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. Alice fell down a rabbit hole into a place where everything had changed and none of the rules could be counted on to apply anymore. I … Continue reading →

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Hon. Barack H. Obama, 44th President of the United States

Posted on January 20, 2009 by

“[...]when nothing but hope and virtue could survive… that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it].”

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