Payson AZ: 75 year old Ernie Freeman plunged down an abandoned well-shaft in late January. He stopped only when his clothing finally snagged on debris. He’d been working in a shed with volunteers for the local historical society when he unexpectedly disappeared through the rotten boards that covered the well.
After being rescued by area […]
President George Bush’s budget plan proposes a record $3.5 billion increase in new user fees. He may not hate taxes as much as he loves shifting the costs of services to the users of services. How about also proposing abuser fees that would shift some of the pain of hearing the english language […]
American Life in Poetry: Column 043
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE
Lola Haskins, who lives in Florida, has written a number of poems about musical terms, entitled “Adagio,” “Allegrissimo,” “Staccato,” and so on. Here is just one of those, presenting the gentleness of pianissimo playing through a series of comparisons.
To Play Pianissimo
Does not mean silence.
The […]