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American Poet: Oscar Hammerstein II

Although we don’t often think of America as a land of poetry, our history is full of immortal poets: Emily Dickinson, Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Poe and, the greatest of all 19th century bards, Walt Whitman. Robert Frost, T.S…. Continue Reading →

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About Christmas, my grandmother and Hillary Rodham Clinton

Christmas has always been a favorite holiday for me. When I was born, in 1939, at the end of the great depression, we lived with my maternal grandparents. My grandmother, Fannie (Feiga, originally) Levine, emigrated by herself from what was… Continue Reading →

December 23, 2024 2

Adages, aphorisms and more …

Favorite aphorisms, adages, sayings and quotes – (mostly learned, a few made up) – collected over many years … aphorism: a terse saying embodying a universal truth or astute observation. adage: a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation…. Continue Reading →

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