Author Archives: jerry

Trust the Artist

Posted on August 1, 2011 by jerry

Made a birthday cd for my friend Jeff Silva, a grand lad. Here’s the set list: 1)    Oh My Heart                               R.E.M.                                    … Continue reading →

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Alas, poor Glyptemys insculpta

Posted on July 25, 2011 by jerry

Coming back from an errand in town today, this caught my eye while heading west on Saugatucket Road, on the left, just before the intersection with Route 108. A lost turtle. Good heavens. The neighborhood’s telephone poles regularly sport new … Continue reading →

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Troglodytes aedon redux

Posted on July 23, 2011 by jerry

Why should the wee chap called the house wren belong to the family Troglodytae? I thought a troglodyte was a slang word for a caveman, like good old slope-browed Alley Oop, or any pre-homo sapiens humanoid. Urban Dictionary is neither … Continue reading →

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