About
About the Name
Maybe you already know this. The title of this site is a snippet from a famous Walt Whitman verse.
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)
Song of Myself from Leaves of Grass
I have no special knowledge of Uncle Walt (as Robin Williams called him in Dead Poets’ Society). But, coincidentally, I do share a birthday with him. You Whitman-o-philes now know when to send me a birthday card.
About Me
The Contradictor: Jack McDonald
Those Days: From The Land Next To The Land of Sky Blue Waters
These Days: If friends are the family you choose, Portland, Oregon (Blue Heron Town, Blue Heron Land, USA) is the hometown of my choice.
General Makeup: Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous and kind, but not so obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean or reverent;
Contact Me: VeryWellThen.com@gmail.com
Some things I might be writing about:
Personal Essays: The Heart on my Sleeve
My Neighborhood: Blue Heron Land
The Likes of Me: You’re My Favorite Thing(s)
Baseball and especially the Minnesota Twins
Legal Guff:
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