Hi,
I never contributed in depth to this list, but was more active circa
2003-2006 ish, but I was happy to see a post from this group this week,
so best wishes to all here in these unique times.
I spend a lot of bird watching time too, at the moment in Florida;
though last year I was able to spend a year in the SF/Bay area.
But I love that area of Florida! I am just a bit further
Northwest/West. Agreed about Miles Davis.
I am glad to see some activity in this group. Some people I think may
have long ago confused me with another woman - I believe named Marsha,
who used to write here alot.. But I am not Marsha :-)
Best,
Margaret Warren
On 4/26/2020 3:50 PM, Dan Glover wrote:
Hi Adrie!
Yes, long time. Cormorants we have in abundance too. You can always spot
them perched ominously on a branch with wings displayed menacingly. When I
first saw them standing like that, I thought they must be angry with me
over some perceived slight. Of course, all they are really doing is drying
their feathers since they lack the oil producing glands of other waterfowl
like ducks and such.
One blue heron frequents the canal here during the winter. You see him/her
coming down out of the sky like a falling mountain. It then stands for
hours on end staring intently at the water. The intensity of its glare is
rather startling, eyes never blinking. Then, all of a sudden, you hear a
splash and it comes rising up with a fish wriggling in its beak. I am sure
if I had koi, they would be long gone by now.
The otters here live mainly out on the rivers and swamps where vast mats of
water hyacinths grow along the banks. Manatees also enjoy munching on the
hyacinths as well. Last spring, a mamma manatee and her calf visited my
canal for a couple days. You see them mostly out on the rivers, though.
Same with the blue herons. Lots of them out in the swamps, along with
egrets and ospreys and eagles. I've noticed peregrine falcons as well. You
can always tell them by their high-pitched screech.
On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 4:34 AM Adrie Kintziger <parser...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello , Dan, long time no see..
The blue herons along with the white are a real pest here.Two years ago a
blu heron was able to
steal most of my koi-he only left one in the pond.That one is still there
now, with some goldfish.I had
to cover the whole pond with nets on a permanent base.Another pest here is
the great cormorant which
is a special guest at the canal here.They own it!.
Few days ago the first otter was spotted in Zelzate in 50 years or so,..in
the yacht harbour.
Adrie
Op za 25 apr. 2020 om 21:42 schreef Dan Glover <daneglo...@gmail.com>:
Hello old friends,
A couple years ago I sold everything, gave away what I couldn't sell, and
moved from Chicago to Florida. I bought a shack perched precariously
close
to a canal in the swamps just outside Satsuma where I spend my days
sitting
in the sunshine reading and taking photos of gators, otters, and blue
herons. I was delighted the other day to see a reference to Zen and the
Art
of Motorcycle Maintenance in Quichotte (pronounced Key-Shot) by Salman
Rushdie but then again Rushdie seems to read everything.
I am no longer writing as much as I did up north. I think part of that
has
to do with how it is sunny and warm and pleasant here even in December
and
January and February whereas in Chicago the weather was intent on killing
me six months out of the year. I also like to think what I do write now
has
more quality than the torrent of words I once produced though in that I
am
most likely fooling myself.
I am also exercising quite a lot these days: walking, biking, running,
swimming. I daily take a chug from the fountain of youth and dammit if it
doesn't seem to be working. Listening to lots of music both new and old,
catch myself cranking up the volume. Miles Davis seems particularly
apropos
to these long and sunny Florida afternoons.
Life is good.
Dan
A rip tide is raging
And the life guard is away
But the ocean doesn't want me today
The ocean doesn't want me today
(Tom Waits)
On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 2:11 PM Adrie Kintziger <parser...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi Matt , and Krimel,and probably more of the usual suspects.. ,in the
run-up to my retirement and my daughter buying a house that i had to do
up
myself (3 yrs work),
i halted my postings to the list.After some time it went
silent.Probably
i
was peeled out of the onion. Since then, i never checked anymore, nor
did i
hear anything.
So you are the first ,Matt.
I still read many books.I fish extensively.Still riding my bicycle
daily,
do about 12000 miles a year.I have the bulk of time now.
But its difficult to ride my normal tracks under lockdown and with the
Dutch borders closed up-normally i always ride in the Netherlands, but
have
to stay in Belgium nowadays.
We cannot fish in the canal under the lockdown,and they are patrolling
the
little forest we have there , so the only thing we can do for now is
cleaning , pruning the trees and
just sit over there , on some distance from each other. Its our
personal
tranquility base , so we have to guard it.
I do not know where you live Matt, and Krimel,i hope its a location
that
allows you to weather this viral storms ...
Missed you all, Krimel included.
Adrie
Op za 25 apr. 2020 om 19:36 schreef Scribe <scr...@club-hub.com>:
Hi Matt,
Good to hear from you. I too have reflected on the old day on the
MoQ.
In
my
memory they take shape as Good old days in a way few reflection on
the
past
do these days.
I left the MoQ after Horse and Ant threaten to reveal my true name,
which I
thought was a betrayal of trust. I went to graduate school in
communication
but dropped out after a six years as an ABD with a master's, mostly
because
I got a full time teaching gig. I mostly taught Psychology but also
classes
in Communication and Philosophy. I retired last year and spent couple
of
months in Europe riding trains with my wife. We had similar plans
this
year
but they have been delayed...
There is a serious irony for me with respect to the MoQ. When I
entered
graduate school, I was averaging four or five page of writing a day
for
the
community. Graduate school gave me writer's block. It was too
focused,
too
controlled, it had to be done. Don't get me wrong I wrote a lot for
graduate
school but it was not for fun and other than being an asshole on
Facebook I
don't do it much these days.
Anyway, love me or hate me I miss all of you, well most of you,
fiercely.
Krimel
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Subject: [MD] Best Wishes to All of My Old Friends
Hi Everyone,
It's been three years since I've checked this email and five since I
wrote
to the listserve. I was just talking to a friend, outside, 8 feet
away,
on
a fold-out chair I brought with me, and she brought up ZMM. We
chatted a
little while about it, and am going to give her one of the many
copies
I
still have squirreled away. I haven't read it since I taught it in
2014,
but I still think it is one of the most remarkably structured books.
I've
been teaching "close reading" for over 10 years now, and its
responsiveness
is a sign of its enduring quality of thought and feeling.
But that's just, maybe, the required nostalgic overture. The real
nostalgia
I wanted to toss into this still pool was a Hello to any of my old
friends
and interlocutors who still receive these emails. I still feel that
my
participation many years ago was integral to my intellectual and
stylistic
growth.
I hope everyone is well.
Best,
Matt
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