The music was without air, random notes carom, insensate, lost to each other in scattered predilections; deep affinities, the currency like the last ashes of light, but not necessarily of meaning.
Dave Stankowicz is a retired educator who lives on an island off the coast of Portland, Maine with his wife Debbie Jordan and their two dogs Jade and Cody. Liberated from the responsibilities of teaching he has found the space and time to pursue so much that interests him.
Besides writing and photography Dave hosts a weekly radio show - Palm Wine Radio. As D.J. Zachariah, he plays African music on Monday mornings from 10:30 - Noon at WMPG.org.
He continues his efforts to master space and time.
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Lovely poem, and perfectly complimented by the photo. P.S. I had to look up “carom.” ๐
Thomas Edison developed direct current on behalf of General Electric. Nikola Tesla developed alternating current on behalf of the Westinghouse Company. Direct current could not travel very far without a transformer and was quite impractical. Alternating current could travel great distances. The two of them were in competition to have their form of electricity become the prominent accepted form. To prove his point and have his direct current accepted and show the dangers of alternating current, Thomas Edison would attach a dog to alternating current and stun the audience with his electrocution. Nice guy ole’ Thomas Edison! Of course alternating current became the accepted form of electricity despite all the dead dogs.
Lovely poem, and perfectly complimented by the photo. P.S. I had to look up “carom.” ๐
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LOL!
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Thomas Edison developed direct current on behalf of General Electric. Nikola Tesla developed alternating current on behalf of the Westinghouse Company. Direct current could not travel very far without a transformer and was quite impractical. Alternating current could travel great distances. The two of them were in competition to have their form of electricity become the prominent accepted form. To prove his point and have his direct current accepted and show the dangers of alternating current, Thomas Edison would attach a dog to alternating current and stun the audience with his electrocution. Nice guy ole’ Thomas Edison! Of course alternating current became the accepted form of electricity despite all the dead dogs.
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Thanks for this wonderful lesson on electricity!
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Electricity-we all want it, but itโs production is mostly a blight on the the environment.
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