{"id":9770,"date":"2008-08-15T14:54:23","date_gmt":"2008-08-15T19:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/08\/15\/one-breath-and-one-boomer-at-a-time\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:22","slug":"one-breath-and-one-boomer-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/08\/15\/one-breath-and-one-boomer-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"one breath and one boomer at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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H<\/strong><\/em>ere are some quickies in the continuing spirit of one-breath punditry. Although they all involve Baby Boomers, we refuse to wheeze to show our age.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

my father’s grave,
\non vacations
\nand holiday weekends<\/p>\n

…. by John Stevenson – Simply Haiku<\/em> (senryu page<\/a>) Fall 2008; orig. pub. Upstate Dim Sum<\/em><\/p>\n

it can’t be helped
\nmy old man
\nis rotting away<\/p>\n

… by Roberta Beary – Simply Haiku<\/em> (senryu page<\/a>) Fall 2008;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

T<\/strong><\/em>he new edition of Simply Haiku<\/em><\/a> (vol. 6, no. 3, Fall 2008<\/a>) went online this morning, and it may leave you breathless. As you probably already know, Simply Haiku<\/em> is your online “Showcase for Japanese Short Form poetry” — haiku, senryu, tanka, haibun, linked forms, haiga, interviews, book reviews, and much more.<\/p>\n

The two poems above appeared in the Senryu Section<\/a> of SH<\/em> for Fall 2008, which has some parody versions of well-know haiku, and others dealing with the Dark Side and Death. Senryu editor Al Pizzarelli also included among his selections the following poems by members of f\/k\/a<\/em>‘s Honored Guest Poet family: <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

cedar shadows
\nher whisper guides me
\nto the squirrel<\/p>\n

… by Laryalee Fraser – orig. pub. Simply Haiku<\/em> – winter 2007<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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werewolf movie
\nat the commercial
\nletting the dog out<\/p>\n

…. by w.f. owen – orig. pub. Frogpond<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

. . There’s much more below from the new Simply Haiku<\/em>. . . <\/p>\n

day of the obit
\ninside his wallet
\nme at eleven<\/p>\n

…. by Roberta Beary – orig. pub. Moonset 4:1<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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funeral procession
\nthe last car
\npicks up a hitchhiker<\/p>\n

… by Ed Markowski – orig. pub. raw nervz X:3,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"ExitSignArrow\" Bravo to Tom Armstrong<\/strong><\/em>: As you can read in the AP article “Crusading ex-Pa. lawmaker takes in sex offenders<\/a>” (Associated Press, Aug. 14, 2008), Tom Armstrong has angered his neighbors in Marietta, PA, by choosing to follow his religious belief in forgiveness and opening his home to three sex offenders. The AP story begins:<\/p>\n

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“A former tough-on-crime Pennsylvania lawmaker has adopted a new and unpopular cause, taking into his home three sex offenders who couldn’t find a place to live \u2014 a stand that has angered neighbors, drawn pickets and touched off a zoning dispute.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Last week, the town Zoning Board concluded that “Armstrong’s housing the men in his large Victorian home violated a borough ordinance prohibiting more than four unrelated people to live in a common residence in historic residential zones.” See “Marietta ousts sex offenders: Tom Armstrong loses appeal to house men” (Lancaster Online<\/a><\/em>, Aug. 7, 2008). ABCNews<\/em> interviewed Armstrong<\/a>, and you can watch the video segment by clicking on that link.<\/p>\n

\"WrongWayN\" M<\/em>ore we shall not say, but links to our many posts on Sex Offender Residency Laws can be found at the foot of this prior posting<\/a> about Schenectady’s ill-conceived SORR laws.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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summer contrails —
\nthe distance
\nto the rainbow<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

pressed violets
\nin grandma’s diary…
\nwinter chill<\/p>\n

… by Laryalee Fraser<\/a> – Simply Haiku<\/em><\/a> (vol. 6, no. 3, Fall 2008)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

More Bad News for Motorcycle Riders<\/em><\/strong>: Last April, we mentioned<\/a> seeing too many articles reporting that \u201colder riders are adding to motorcycle fatalities<\/a>\u201d and \u201crusty baby boomers on bikes<\/a>\u201d are getting into a lot of accidents. Sadly, the trend continues, as is told today in “Motorcyclists Deaths Rise by More Than 6 Percent<\/a>” (New York Times<\/em>, Aug. 15, 2008). Indeed,<\/p>\n

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Although deaths by people in cars and trucks, on bicycles or on foot, declined last year, “death of motorcyclists surged 6.6 percent, to 5,5154,” with 2007 being the 10th straight year of increase for such deaths.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

country road
\nthe Nam vet
\nrevs his Harley<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026 by Tom Painting<\/a> – Acorn<\/em> No. 20, Spring 2008 <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Among the points made in today’s NYT piece:<\/p>\n