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Always forgive your enemies
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Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Rest In Peace, David Hockney
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David Hockney
+
THANK YOU
for allowing
two
"complete strangers"
to
swim in
your
South Hampton
pool
many years ago
We both swam naked
but it was cool:
The strangers
were
a
trucker's assistant
[Bronx-born me]
and
Eddie "Bruiser" Robinson
from
Bedford Stuyvesant
We delivered
a
heart-shaped
king-sized bed
While
the strangers
swam,
no one else
was in the pool
Everyone else
gawked at
Eddie's
mega-ton penis
while I
swam
ten luxurious laps
invisibly
around
your pool
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© Oliverio ©
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You Never Forget How To Ride A Bicycle
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You never
forget
how to
ride a bicycle
But
if you are
an artist
you never forget
how to create
art
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| © Carol Ann Robson © |
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Also known as
Mrs. Carpeo
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Sunday, June 28, 2026
The Problem I Have With These Flocking Authors
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book cover
describes
a
brilliant novel
requiring
a review
superior
to anything
Oliverio
could write
This is the third
novel
written by
a black author
I didn't know existed
until
six weeks ago
would never
be mistaken
for
Chester Himes,
James Baldwin,
:::
:::
:::
or
my
life-long
GodFather,
May your dreams
be deferred
but
I am keeping
my
hyperlinking
to a bare
minimum
BUT
the title above
refers to a
"Problem"
I have
with authors
such as
Mr. Cosby:
If
anyone
of any relevance
to Oliverio
is anywhere
on our
350+
Spectrum Cable
Package,
Mrs. CarPeo
will
definitely
know
where to find
him/her
But she's found
zero appearances
of
S.A. Cosby
_________
_____
My paranoia
is wearing
high-heel
sneakers
when I think
the reason for this
might have to do
with
the
worldwide media
being fearful
that appearances
by someone else
named
COSBY
might be
Huxtabled
back
into our
collective
consciousness
❗❗❗
© Oliverio ©
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Friday, June 26, 2026
Cat + Matchbox + Isosceles Triangle = This
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Exactly What I Was Thinking
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| © Oliverio © |
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PhotoVerio #1049: Erection
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| © Oliverio © |
Presenting An Oscar
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There are only two tragedies in life:
One is not getting what you want.
The other is getting it.
OSCAR WILDE
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Thursday, June 25, 2026
Photographed By My Psychoanalyst
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The Big Sky
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| © James Raft © |
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The Timeless Genius Of GROUCHO MARX
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| Groucho sings at 21:20 of video |
Video has
deleteable
advert
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PhotoVerio #1048: Tear-Stained Window
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The tears
are for
Photographic
Limitations
of the
two pages
flanking
this one
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© Oliverio ©
But that is due to the Timeless Genius of Groucho Marx + my new fetish for the word Arboreal |
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Nikki Noir's Treetop Haircut
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| © PhotoVerio #1047.5 |
Hooda Helami Couldn't Agree More ... Explaining Why
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The opposite of love
is not hate,
it is apathy
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King Of Ashes
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Hate
is
love's
constant
companion
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© Hooda Helami ©
Alter Ego #142857
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Monday, June 22, 2026
PhotoVerio #1047: Foliage On Fire
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| © Oliverio © |
PhotoVerio #1046: Double Vision
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Nature's
Wheel of Wonder
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| © Oliverio © |
Should Have Been Posted Yesterday
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Sunday, June 21, 2026
Happy Father's Day
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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
To
all
Fathers
—living and dead—
especially
the one
who lives
in my
head
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Fresh Coat Of Paint
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Latex Not Latte
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| © PhotoVerio #1045.5 |
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Friday, June 19, 2026
PhotoVerio #1045: Pajama Stretch
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recommended
by
Napaholics Anonymous
(N.A.)
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| © Oliverio © |
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Why I Love The Long Beach Jetty ... As Is
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I love the LBJ
as is
with its
bird droppings
and
Graffiti
Why do I love
the Graffiti?
Because
without
South-Central
Los Angeles,
my life would have
no definition
THEREFORE
I
dedicate this page
to my homies,
the 37th Street Grapes
BUT
provide no link
because
police might
then
come knocking
on my door
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| © PhotoVerio #1044.5 |
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Patient Gives Advice To His Psychoanalyst
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Doctor Raft
I am deeply
impressed
with your photographs
of
and
your new home
in Montana
after
abandoning
a lifetime
of sunshine
in Florida
with
its 1001
tennis courts
But
what impressed me
more
were photographs
of you
wading
in the water,
fishing for trout
THEREFORE
I demand
you read
the book
I have sent
you
There are authors
to satisfy
every
literary
(or non-literary)
taste
people may have
BUT
only one author
can be recommended
to people
who
[for justifiable reasons]
no longer read
books
_____________
_________
is not
at the head
(or foot)
of the table
peopled by
the greatest writers
throughout history
Richard's imagination
is
under that table
tickling everyone
seated above
while they attempt
to do so
with a straight
face,
suppressing
laughter/tears/profundity
they
didn't know existed
Enjoy the gift
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If She Were A Football Field ...
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If
she were
a
football field
a
big pile-up
at
mid-field
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| Artist = To be Determined |
PhotoVerio #1044: I Wish I Were A Tree
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
PhotoVerio #1043: And the Answer Is NO
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Parade Route
for
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| © Oliverio © |
Do I wish I were there?
Absolutely Not
The Knicks are here
in my heart
and soul celebrating
—over and over—
every minute
of
their championship
and extraordinary
team unity
There is no way
I want
to get
ensnarled
anywhere in
Manhattan
or
any of
the five
boroughs
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Photograph by Jack McCarthy
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If
knew
I was
posting this picture,
he
would be pissed
BUT
only
because
it is from the days
when he was
a fall down,
nasty
Irish drunk
And
the video has
a deleteable advert
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| As for me, all I needed was ... a little rest |
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This Is Mike Brown ...
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This
is
Mike Brown
who was
my stepson
is not to be
confused
with
Coach of
the New York Knicks
_
___
_
The latter
is being paraded
in
New York City
tomorrow
because
the Knicks
are
World Champions
The other Mike Brown
may be anywhere
on this earth
—or elsewhere—
I was only
his stepfather
for three years
because his mother
was too smart
for it to last
any longer
________
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___
BUT
a quick story
about
the young man
—visiting from Florida—
when this picture
was taken
We took him to
La Jolla Art Museum:
He ran across the lobby
shouting
"There's Robert!"
He was referring
not
to a human being
but to a piece of art
created by
At that time,
Mike Brown's
"job"
was being
a studio assistant
to Rauschenberg
Before the divorce
was finalized,
the last I heard
about her son,
Rauschenberg
was
interested in
Michael's
creative
hammering
of
copper plating
around existing
objects
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
PhotoVerio #1042: Red Light White Light
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| © Oliverio © |
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