Show business is no business! Before you get too excited, let me explain. Many years ago, back in 1951, a very prominent guy named Al Hirschfeld decided it was time to put his sarcastic wit into book form. As a matter of fact, in his field of endeavor, Mr. Hirschfeld—American caricaturist best known for his…
Oh boy, did I dream a dream I really liked… The other day I was thinking (now that in itself is a concept). These are my own personal categories of dreams, developed by many years of living, and attempting to be positive at the most trying periods of time. I doubt many of you out there…
…And I said: Wow— I began almost as usual, for me these days, in the middle of a thought pattern. Always, each and every day seemingly slip by faster and faster for me. Back to business… da harv here caring less and less about formalities. Truth be told, I’ve become more and more of a…
NOTES ON A PAGE, WITHOUT RAGE Hold on to it It came upon me New and bright Then eyes opened Savoring yesterday’s delight Enjoyable fleeting My own moment or two Feet firmly planted Stepping down from my bed Craving remembrance Of my dearest dream ever Struggling to recapture My momentary delight Then a…
“Out of necessity: History, explained to a child” To his adoring brood, Abe speaks of biblical facts: Our elected officials In service of We who are free Power driven classic wastrels they They sit while pondering Lacking knowledge to share Void of imagination Boredom reeks Another day’s performance Bearing an infamous stink Pernicious ways Shared…
BATTER UP, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT I was thinking—from things like feet, arms, legs, skin, breathing, and a few other parts, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, mirroring all of us as human beings—comes now da harv’s most outstanding, but least remotely lucrative discovery of all time: Baseball, a part of life, the greatest game we…
“THROUGH THE EYES OF GUCCI” 27 March 2021 Ok, Ok, before you think da harv is absolutely nuts, pleasah, pleasah, (datsa Eye-tal-ee-on-no) listen to what I have to say. I’ll get to Gucci in a minute. From the time I was a little kid I gravitated towards looking good, like dressing well; I got…
Books, Dreams, Meanings & Leanings Disclaimer: I love television, it helps me sleep. Truth be told, it’s really not love; there are times when the characterization of love is better suited descriptively as escapism from the current world we all happen to be existing in today. Today, almost all of us as countrymen find ourselves singing the same…
The Malaise of Indecision and Fear The other day… In deep thought This man’s considerations Of oneself Of nature’s ways Human imperfections Too damn many to say The usual forms, unable to be formed All my fields, A year without planting No harvest will be found Young things wilting Just look around Here I…
“Old is when the liver spots show through your gloves.” Phyllis Diller Phyllis Diller began her career in 1937 as a standup comedian at age 17. Note: da harv still doesn’t require gloves—unless I happen to be pruning my Bougainvillea. Phyllis had an enrapturing laugh. I was fortunate enough to have been able to hear it…