Tim Torkildson's Clown Alley
The Poet Laureate of the New York Times Newsroom
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
The Phone Call: Another Memory of Irvin Feld.
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As my LDS mission in Thailand drew to a close in 1975 I was summoned to the Mission President's office for a little chat. Harvey Brown,...
I know not what to think
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Mosiah 25:8-9 ~ " For they knew not what to think; for when they beheld those that had been delivered out of bondage they were f...
Monday, April 4, 2016
Breaking News . . .
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Most people don't think that Salt Lake has an important News Break; but where else will a Seer give messages clear, implying so much...
Salute to Peter Arno
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I love a naughty picture, when drawn with real panache; it makes a telling statement without the use of trash. A cunning use of language, ...
The Harder Right
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The harder Right, not easy wrong, should be our everlasting song. Like Alice, if we do not choose with care, our way we surely lose. Not...
Sunday, April 3, 2016
The Burglar
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The Burglar is not quite extinct; they're common as white kitchen sink. Just get with your banker; without any rancor he'l...
Limerick: The Anti-Consumer.
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I consume very little these days. To me shopping malls are a maze. I like a thrift store where prices don't soar; pooh-pooh to J. Ga...
Saturday, April 2, 2016
The Gecko
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The gecko can outpace a fly when traipsing a ceiling up high. The hairs on its feet with molecules meet (though I've known 'em t...
1MDB
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There once was a canny Malay who wanted an endless payday. "A movie with fizz" said Mr. Aziz "will make me as rich as No...
Judy Garland took a trolley
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Judy Garland took a trolley -- sang about it, too, back when things moved slower and there was no traffic queue. Now the tracks, paved ove...
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