Gerrie Ferris Finger's Blog, page 19

POEM TO EARTH DAY

The Oak
by James Russell Lowell
What gnarled stretch, what depth of shade, is his?There needs no crown to mark the forest's king; How in his leaves outshines full summer's bliss!Sun, storm, rain, dew, to him their tribute bring,Which he, with such benignant royaltyAccepts, as overpayeth what is lent;All nature seems his vassal proud to be,And cunning only for his ornament.
How towers he, too, amid the billowed snows,An unquelled exile from the summer's throne,Whose plain, uncintured front more k...

ODE TO GOLF - For National Poetry Month

In My Hand I Hold A Ball,White And Dimpled, And Rather Small.Oh How Bland It Does Appear,This Harmless Looking Little Sphere.
By Its Size I Could Not Guess,The Awesome Strength It Does Possess.But Since I Fell Beneath Its Spell,I've Wandered Through The Fires Of Hell.
My Life Has Not Been Quite The Same,Since I Chose To Play This Stupid Game.It Rules My Mind For Hours On End,A Fortune It Has Made Me Spend.
It Has Made Me Curse And Made Me Cry,And Hate Myself And Want To Die.It Promises Me A...

ODE TO NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

NEAR the end of April,
On the verge of May --
And O my heart, the woods were dusk
At the close of day.
Half a word was spoken
Out of half a dream,
And God looked in my soul and saw
A dawn rise and gleam.
Near the end of April
Twenty Mays have met,
And half a word and half a dream
Remember and forget.


William Stanley Braithwaite

HOW SAYINGS BEGAN

There is an old Hotel/Pub in Marble Arch, London which used to have gallows adjacent. Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after a fair trial of course) to be hung. The horse drawn dray, carting the prisoner was accompanied by an armed guard, who would stop the dray outside the pub and ask the prisoner if he would like ''ONE LAST DRINK''.
If he said YES it was referred to as ONE FOR THE ROAD If he declined, that prisoner was ON THE WAGON So there you go.

THE EDGAR NOMINATIONS

The Edgar® Awards will be presented to the winners at the 64th Gala Banquet, April 29, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.


Here are the nominees:


BEST NOVEL


The Missing by Tim Gautreaux (Random House - Alfred A. Knopf)
The Odds by Kathleen George (Minotaur Books)
The Last Child by John Hart (Minotaur Books)
Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston (Random House - Ballantine Books)
Nemesis by Jo Nesbø, translated by Don Bartlett (HarperCollins)
A Beautiful Place to Die by ...

BLOG TOUR

I recently guest blogged on

The Stiletto Gang

Thoughts In Progress

My Father's Oldsmobile

I love this blogging thing.

See my website for my blogging and book tour appearances.

Gerrie

HOW WE MAKE CHOICES

I came across an article in The Week and wanted to share the wisdom. Agatha Christie influenced my reading and writing as I grew up, but to be an influence on humans making choices? Who'd have thought it? And, Alice in Wonderland?

Here's the article:

Sheena Iyengar's new book, "The Art of Choosing", explores the biology and psychology of choice. But what does she choose to read? Author Sheena Iyengar.

The Week asked Columbia University business professor, Sheena Iyengar, the author of the "The A...

FUN TIMES AT MYSTERIES AND MARGARITAS

You have to love a blog called Mysteries and Margaritas. I had the pleasure of guest-blogging today.
Tune in.
http://www.mysteriesandmargaritasblogspot.com/