http://piratecny.com Piratecny blog by Jan Kent en-us Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:51:11 -0700 Return of the Philosopher Queen Serendipity has a hilarious sense of humor. I was sitting here, at my keyboard, recalling a dinner conversation with some women this last week. The earlier topics had been http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tH1218322080t489e1ea05cf1b http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tH1218322080t489e1ea05cf1b Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:14:55 -0700 Return of the Philosopher Queen Don't worry, I'm not gonna schmaltz you all to death. Don't go running for your insulin either, no danger of a sugar overload diabetic coma. I finally have something to share that http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tH1218043061t4899dcb5abb17 http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tH1218043061t4899dcb5abb17 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:48:40 -0700 Return of the Philosopher Queen I had the pleasure over the weekend to talk with the producer/promoter and a partner in Sterling Stage. I'd heard about the venue from a number of music friends, both performers http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tA1214842015t4869049fa902e http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tA1214842015t4869049fa902e Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:34:30 -0700 Return of the Philosopher Queen I teared up when a friend emailed me last week to tell me that Cyd Charisse, THE most elegant dancer I've ever seen, had died. I replied that when I was much younger, I wanted to http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tE1214321627t486113db9dd43 http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tE1214321627t486113db9dd43 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:48:56 -0700 Return of the Philosopher Queen As often happens when a piece makes it out of my draft folder and into my blog, the topic starts filtering into public discussion coincidentally. It's sort of like a whole lot of http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tN1213561594t48557afa3b7f2 http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tN1213561594t48557afa3b7f2 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:03:28 -0700 Return of the Philosopher Queen I haven't posted to this blog in a long time. It's not that I haven't been writing, as the volume of my email draft folder will attest. (I compose by sending myself an email that http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tN1213245693t4850a8fdbd10f http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tN1213245693t4850a8fdbd10f Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:03:50 -0700 Return of the Philosopher Queen I haven't written on this topic since I posted four times last March. Wow. My throat aches, with viral load (yes, another cold), with unspoken words, with dammed up tears. I'm http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tQ1206750790t47ed8e46c9f08 http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tQ1206750790t47ed8e46c9f08 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:23:01 -0700 Return of the Philosopher Queen Can't you just FEEL it?!?! This is one of my mostmostMOST favoritest times of the year(s). (Yes, I meant all the grammatical and spelling errors -- poet's license, or proser's http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tT1205189686t47d5bc369c133 http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tT1205189686t47d5bc369c133 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:37:18 -0800 Return of the Philosopher Queen Yup, they are. Not forever, a mini-tour. But they are indeed going on the road again in March, headed south. Starting out Friday, March 21 in Hanover, PA, the one near Gettysburg. http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tQ1204578080t47cc6720b065d http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tQ1204578080t47cc6720b065d Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:58:50 -0800 Return of the Philosopher Queen I'm sick and tired of slick. I'm yearning for authenticity these days. Always have, but moreso these days. I haven't written much lately because I haven't had all that much to http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tS1203197492t47b75634e1e2c http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tS1203197492t47b75634e1e2c Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:20:46 -0800 Return of the Philosopher Queen You're blocking my view of Hillary! MAN, you're pissing me off! Bill, we don't want a president whose spouse won't shut the f**k up! Remember?!? This, for once, is NOT all http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tH1201564501t479e6b5566439 http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tH1201564501t479e6b5566439 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:03:16 -0800 Return of the Philosopher Queen West Village, New York City, a few days after Thanksgiving I was sitting in my daughter Lauren's hospital room, using her techy laptop, to wile away a few hours while she slept http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tF1200979982t4795800ee79bc http://www.piratecny.com/jkent/article.php?article_id=tF1200979982t4795800ee79bc