EE Cummings said something like a poet is only a poet for a few minutes in their life; the rest of the time they are a would be poet. I have no idea if that’s something he actually said. I wrote it down sometime in 2019 and attributed it to him. Continue reading Volume XXIV – May 2023
I see a lot of people worried about how old the leading presidential candidates from both parties will be if elected in two years. Those concerns are fair. Biden is already eighty and Trump is seventy-six. The bench is thin and dwindles with each misstep or unsavory label. Continue reading The George Soros Conundrum
We all, of course, know what it’s like when a wealthy friend insists on having us join them on a private jet trip to an exotic locale. We also know what it’s like when the same friend hosts us on their yacht. Continue reading Clarence Thomas and the Tuition Gambit
There are a handful of vivid images I associate with every western I’ve ever seen. There is always a main saloon where roughneck cowboys carouse and establish their dominance as lawmen or villains Continue reading Wild West Dreams
I remember when the fog rolled in. It arrived quickly. One moment I could just make it out over horizon and the next I was in it. Continue reading Volume XXIII – March 2023
A Hollywood luminary of many highly esteemed and critically adored films enters the stage. The old guard rises from their seats and claps with reverence. The younger generation follows suit out of courtesy. They don’t recognize the person. Continue reading And the Oscar goes to…
I must say it’s one of those glorious days today. You know when you’re in the backseat of your armored car and your experienced driver has the car humming at high speed, passing the street crews and work vans like they are pylons; the sun kissing your face so that it feels warm and comfortable … Continue reading News Lab – Part 6
I love the smell of fresh coffee in the morning. Or I think I do. I have vivid memories of my parents talking at length about their love and need for their morning coffee. Continue reading News Lab – Part 5
I don’t want to bore you with the details of the test. The truth is I was only half paying attention. As soon as they get past the first couple of baseline questions, like who are you, and what do you do here, I tend to drift in thought or zone out. Continue reading News Lab – Part 4
Do people still read? Will there be people in the future who will read? Are we too distracted, disinterested, content to bother? Do we need everything to talk to us, show us, wash over and drown out all senses in frivolous entertainment and spectacle? Continue reading Volume XXII – January 2023
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