Morphological Confetti

My time of year...

I grew up in the  Linda Pollin Memorial Housing Projects.   First of all, I did not know that it was built in memory of Abe Pollin's daughter.  In fact, I didn't even know the name, Abe Pollin.  I was a child, so I thought it was just a name given to the apartments.  At the time, my siblings and I had no idea that we lived in a housing project.  Well, the complex had a swimming pool, and the grounds were well kept. Also, it didn't resemble the well known surrounding projects like  Valley Green , Condon Terrace , or Wahler Place . The manager was Ms. Royster who was sort of a no-nonsense type of landlord based on the conversations I heard from grownups.  However, she seemed nice; plus, we all played with and knew her son, John. Well, although Mr. Pollin passed away back in 2009, I would still like to thank him for building the "LP" as we used to call it.  When I became old enough to learn that it was built by Mr. Pollin to honor his ...

Happy Birthday to Mr. Willie Mays, born May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama.  He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.  Hey Willie!  This video was made two years ago.   Willie Mays is 82 years old today.

2009 Top One Hundred Countdown # 20: Photobooth---The Half-Happy Couple , a photo by mrwaterslide on Flickr. 20 minute poem I wrote for photo: One Mo' Payment I almost got enough to call this woman my wife What I mean is, I’m fixin’ to buy this fine woman here a ring to seal the deal. Yeah, I heard that when I was in the Army she had this ol’ slick-head hipster over in Rocky Mount  grinnin’ and showin’ all his teeth every time he sees her in town, and I hear he's been asking to sit with her some Sundays after supper. But  there’s one thing that ol’ sport coat don’t have that I got— that is this here woman, at this time, in this picture-booth, for this moment— warm, smiling, and in my arms. Hmph! I betcha he ain’t grinnin' now.