Presidential Hopefuls 2020

"I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's." Mark Twain Presidential Hopefuls 2020 Nov. 3, 2020 feels like a long ways away but it is just around the corner. Typically, a president wins his second election. We should expect … Continue reading Presidential Hopefuls 2020 →

Losing the StuCo President Election Changed My Life

Sometime during the 1968-69 academic year, elections were held at Olathe High School for Student Council President. 50 years later, I can’t remember why I decided to run for that post. I imagine it had more to do with popularity than better student government but it is possible I had loftier ambitions. Just the year … Continue reading Losing the StuCo President Election Changed My Life →

Aspiring Artists

"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool." William Shakespeare Aspiring Artists If you ever read about an "ambitious artist", hold on to your wallet. The New Yorker magazine has an article this week called The Art of Decision Making, you can read it online. In … Continue reading Aspiring Artists →

Breaking the Rules (Written or Otherwise): Dead Poet’s Society Re-Viewed

Professor Keating surely pushed the boundaries at Welton Academy, didn’t he? We all know this story, don’t we? It’s fictional, found in the movie The Dead Poet’s Society, but in it we see the courage of teachers who will simply not be confined to soul-sucking constraints, mustn’t we?. Welton is conservative, it’s a … Continue reading Breaking the Rules (Written or Otherwise): Dead Poet’s Society Re-Viewed →

Creation Has No Understudy

"We are here to abet creation and to witness it, to notice each thing so each thing gets noticed. Together we notice not only each mountain shadow and each stone on the beach, but we notice each other's beautiful face and complex nature so that creation need not play to an empty house" (emphasis added) … Continue reading Creation Has No Understudy →

Rest In Peace: Paul Taylor

"I want to lift the audience to the miraculous in human nature. After all, we shouldn't be here, with all the odds against us in nature. It's kind of unusual and wonderful!" Paul Taylor Rest in Peace: Paul Taylor Today's date is August 29, 2018 When I first took Dance History class I fell in … Continue reading Rest In Peace: Paul Taylor →

Sprinklers

Some mornings I reflect on what would seem to be innocuous matters, but which are not. The ordinary proves often to be the most humbling and thus, in the ordinary is often found the profound. Take sprinklers. In our former home, the sprinkler system was not, shall we say, up to par. Of course, we … Continue reading Sprinklers →

Mama Mia! Here We Go Again – My Review

"I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in." Christine Baranski Mama Mia! Here We Go Again: My Review I identify as male. I might not be the best to review this movie because it is the chick-y-est … Continue reading Mama Mia! Here We Go Again – My Review →

From My Journal – 10-23-13

From My Journal - 10-20-13 Torino, Italy Sitting in my apartment looking through the window, opaque by fog, buses going by, last night the neighbors were running up and down, loud talk, outside the world walked by and I wonder why. Why am I here, why I must question why. My wife lies … Continue reading From My Journal – 10-23-13 →

RBG: My Review

My Review: Don’t Miss It! That is, if you are interested in learning about one the most influential people of our times. If you are interested in learning about the strange bond of friendship and respect between her and her anti-her, the equally brilliant Justice Antonin Scalia. You’ll smile when you see her appearing as a … Continue reading RBG: My Review →