As this consumer advocate mellows, he has discovered that being “welched”
can be a very pleasing experience:
from Michael Dylan Welch
twilight lingers . . .
from the wrecking yard
flash of a blowtorch
noon sun
picnic cheese
sweating
a table for one–
leaves rustle
in the inner courtyard
click here for full photo and poem . . .
credits: “noon sun” – The Heron’s Nest
“twilight lingers” – The Heron’s Nest
“a table for one” – Open Window
Etymology and political correctness both intrigue me. Why does the American Heritage Dictionary
say “origin unknown” for the verb “welsh/welch“, but notes that the verb “gyp” is “Probably short for
It’s official, as we reported yesterday, the Florida Bar has notified the State’s Supreme Court that it will
petition for review of the 800-PIT-BULL case.)
Our weblog friend UCL has announced that he’s switching his vote to President Bush, because he now appreciates the need to be decisive. Although UCL hasn’t persuaded me (decisively doing what is best for the wealthy and what you always wanted to do anyway, despite the facts — virtue or vice?), I’ll keep reading him — unlike a silly, anonymous Commentor, who supports Kerry and will now boycott UCL.
Not fun: kids getting welched out of Halloween — caving in to pressure from the wiccans and the religious.
(Bainbridge sighs – myopically, of course)
first cold night–
smell of hot dust
from the vent
click here for full photo and poem from Michael D. Welch’s Open Window
