April 2009
He who has thought deeply
Loves what is most vital;
He who has looked into the world
Understands the nobility of youth,
And wise men often incline
Toward the beautiful at the last
– Friedrich Holderlin
The only revenge left for you then will be to steal from life the pleasure of firm and passionate flesh – a pleasure that evaporates faster than good intentions and is the nearest thing to...
I certainly must admit
That things resembling people appear around me;
That I hear them, yes, that I see them in the flesh
I cannot deny; yet this kingdom of the world
Remains so foreign and hollow to me, that all its turning
Is not sufficient to remove my doubts
Whether being or nonbeing is nosily bustling here,
Whether a world like this even has a soul in its body!
– Clemens Brentano
GRAND HAVEN
Turkeys attack mail carriers
GRAND HAVEN – Mail carriers have long had to worry about rain, snow and biting dogs. Now in Grand Haven, they’re facing a new challenge: attacking turkeys.
In the past month, eight or nine turkeys have been disrupting mail delivery in one part of the Michigan city. The threatening turkeys include three males.
Carrier Jeremy Bogerd has been pecked in the...
