Great juxtaposition in a true picture. Meaningful puns add streams of
ambiguity which create sweet'n'sad emotions. Great, Doug.
2009/7/30 Kenneth Wolman <[log in to unmask]>
> Douglas Barbour wrote:
>
>> graybeard
>> shithead
>> pedaling no hands
>>
>> & me in my wheelchair
>> pumping iron
>> just to get a few feet
>>
>
> Works for me, a bit of a shivery contrast, the internal judgment hangs in
> the air but not too long because then the speaker resolves it in that weird
> picture. Not nice but effective.
>
> I see these guys all the time. I fear my future. Old farts in those
> Medicare-supplied scooters all but reenacting the Ben Hur chariot race in
> the middle of a 4-lane boulevard. Or trying to run into people in
> supermarkets. "We love everyone."
>
> ken
>
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Andrew
http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
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