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On March 19, 2003, the United States, along with coalition forces primarily from the United Kingdom, initiated war on Iraq. I’ve always wondered what was President Bush was thinking when he decided to authorize the attack and what he was thinking as the war ... More »
(With apologies to Wallace Stevens’ “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”) I. April is the cruelest month, when youthful hearts with passion burn, and everyone else must file an income tax return. II. Draft versions of her tax retur... More »
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again. Though our contemporary Humpty Dumpty may never have been as completely together as the original, there... More »