A blogsite offering entertaining daily oddities since January 2020. There are now over fifteen hundred posts in these four years. Images -- photographic, computer-simulated and poetic -- are drawn from daily life as well as from poems and wordplay grouped by topic on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense". The poetry displayed is all original (as are the song-lyrics), although portions evolved through rigorous editing on a collaborative website.
May 18, 2022
MAY 18, insects: gnats
May 17, 2022
MAY 17, binomial phrases: "bump and grind"
To review the poetic effusion that we have accumulated about binomial phrases, proceed to our blog "Edifying Nonsense", and check out the post 'Grandpa Greg's Grammar: Binomial Expressions'. Click HERE !
May 16, 2022
MAY 16, planet-saving verse: species loss
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May 15, 2022
MAY 15, pathos and poetry (gun control verse): massacre at Mother Emanuel Church
You can review our entire poetic outpouring on this important topic by proceeding to a post on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'; click HERE.
May 14, 2022
MAY 14, waterfowl: action-photos from Swan Lake / Iris Gardens
mute swan, egg-laden, lumbering |
whooper swan, in a flap |
navigating the ponds |
black swan, takeoff plan canceled |
a posterior flap |
a frontal flap |
black swans in flight |
swans, like this nesting mute couple, spend a lot of time preening themselves |
May 13, 2022
MAY 13, funny bones: contortionists
May 12, 2022
MAY 12, limerick for lovers of classic languages: Homo latinophonius
May 11, 2022
MAY 11, variant Nantucket limerick: the Canadian expat
May 10, 2022
MAY 10, a brief singable saga: echoic binomials
To review the poetic effusion that we have accumulated about binomial phrases, proceed to our blog "Edifying Nonsense", and enjoy the post 'Grandpa Greg's Grammar: Binomial Expressions'. Click HERE !
There is also an entire collection of lyrics to patter songs, somewhat older material, dedicated to various kinds of binomials, that provides more didactic material and an extensive series of examples, and allows you to sing these expressions for your own enjoyment, or for that of others around you. Click HERE !
May 9, 2022
May 8, 2022
MAY 8, reprehensible modern history: submarine warfare #1
Charleston South Carolina played a major role in the development of submarine warfare. The Cold War Submarine Memorial is located at Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant SC, on the eastern side of Charleston harbor.
View the entire collection of poetic assertions on this topic (currently small, but growing) at our more encyclopedic blog 'Edifying Nonsense', by clicking HERE.
May 7, 2022
MAY 7, diagnostic imaging: Fluorine-18 PET
May 6, 2022
MAY 6, birdlore: dawn chorus
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May 5, 2022
MAY 5, mammalian wildlife: hippos (-otamuses vs -otami)
May 4, 2022
MAY 4, pluralia tantum: 'imply/infer' (life-cycle celebrations)
upscale nuptials |
May 3, 2022
MAY 3, bar-fauna: ark's bar (on board with Noah)
If you liked this submission, you might want to refer to our entire collection of verses about human and animal denizens of bars, pubs and other watering-holes. Click HERE.
May 2, 2022
MAY 2, trees: ponytail palm
May 1, 2022
MAY 1, painterly poetry: 'decamp' (the birth of impressionism)