Posted September 30, 2018 in Uncategorized By Joel Bowman, on 30 September 2018 “He not busy being born is busy dying” is a line from Bob Dylan’s song, It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding). The cycle of life from birth to death has, in one way or another, been a major subject of literature in all forms. At some point (and perhaps that should be “points”) in life, […]
Posted July 31, 2018 in Uncategorized By Joel Bowman, on 31 July 2018 I am older than Debra, so if she is in her “third third,” I’m in my fourth quarter. I still have some game left to play, but the clock is ticking, and there are no time outs. At this point in my life, many of the people I have known have died. That includes both […]
Posted November 16, 2014 in Monthly News By Joel Bowman, on 16 November 2014 Although I do not have a coy mistress, I increasingly find myself contemplating Andrew Marvell’s poem, “To His Coy Mistress”. The poem is probably the best-known carpe diem, or “seize the day,” poem in English literature. The main theme of the poem is the need to take advantage of today because time passes quickly, and […]
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