I have a personal interest in the Brotherhood of Jobs, and that interest explains the rationale at the website listed in the Blogroll to the right of this column. I’ve created this separate posting with the name in hopes of attracting readers who scan posting titles and whose interest and action after reading the spiel [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Brotherhood of Jobs
Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mostly Martha (Stewart) – a poem by Job Conger
Posted in arts, writing on June 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Introduction: Mostly Martha first appeared in my third book of poetry Bear’ sKin, available for $10 post paid by emailing me — writer@eosinc.com — and asking for more info.
Mosty Martha
– written June 23, 1999
—— by Job Conger
I am not the man I was at age 17
when I learned the joy of
amateur gymnastics performed
in [...]
The Bold Egos of Washington DCeit
Posted in writing on June 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was on Charlie Rose for the hour Wednesday night. I almost didn’t watch the program because I dreaded what I was sure would be a litany of alibis. Of course, the show was all of that, and it was educatiional in helping understand the game; not unlike a fenced area where [...]
What I’ll Never Post At My Art Web Pages
Posted in arts on June 27, 2007 | 7 Comments »
“While you’re up, get me a beer!” — Yes, there are myriad things I’ll never post at Central Illinois Visual Artist Gallery pages, but I want to share visual-arts-related thoughts with readers who have never attended a gallery reception. In 2000, I had attended one, and that was in Decatur for Dave Bishop, a former [...]
What I Learned About Sugar Today
Posted in writing on June 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
If I had not watched a fascinating Charlie Rose show last night in which a panel of nutrition experts discussed progress science is making in understanding hunger and what’s good for the old collective body organism, I would not have decided to drink coffee black — and only black — today. During the program I [...]
Summer Cantaloupe
Posted in writing on June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Pictured above: my refrigerator at 4:55 pm, June 25, 2007.
Webster defines “cantaloupe” as a muskmelon (definition 1) AND as a muskmelon resembling the muskmelon known as a canteloupe (definition 2). For all I know, the canteloupe in the picture may not be a canteloupe at all. It may be a muskmelon that resembles a canteloupe. [...]
TW3 and Other Trivia
Posted in writing on June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What TV show, hosted by David Frost on NBC do you think of when you see TW3?
Who sang the show’s theme song?
How did my week go?
Answers follow in reverse order.
It was a productive week if you can get past the fact the production did almost nothing to generate near-term income which is what I most [...]
How to Fix Illegal Immigration
Posted in writing on June 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Did you see Meet The Press today? Pat Buchanan, whom I’ve always thought makes Genghis Khan look like George McGovern, said all the correct words regarding the fatally flawed, and fatally flogged immigration bill returning to the Congress this week after #43’s belated blessing, a/k/a kiss of death. Buchanan was seated next to a proponent [...]
Wholly Job’s Dinner Commandments
Posted in writing on June 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
1. Relieve yourself in your own bathroom before leaving to visit the fine people who have invited you for dinner. Going to the bathroom during the meal gives everyone a chance to talk about you behind your back, and they may treat you as a stranger when you return to the table.
2. If there are [...]
Conserving Steel
Posted in Uncategorized on June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m always “Mr. Conviviality” when I visit the bank. There’s a sign on pink paper taped to the inside front door of the place, walking distance (two blocks) from Casa de Escribo that reads “PLEASE REMOVE SUNGLASSES AND HOODS WHEN ENTERING BANK.” So in the half stride between the front door and the inside front [...]
