Magical Movie Moments

Superman: "I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way." Magical Movie Moments There are lots of movies out there! Movies have our favorite little bits that we watch for the second time around. We love the "I coulda been a contendah" speech in On the Waterfront. We liked it when Tom … Continue reading Magical Movie Moments →

Freelance Follies

"The freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps." Robert Benchley Freelance Follies Artists are strange cats. The challenge of a freelance designer is finding people who want designs. That means you have to start and keep working until your name gets out there. Lucky for me, I … Continue reading Freelance Follies →

Cult Classics

Wilmer: Keep on riding me and they're gonna be picking iron out of your liver. Spade: [laughs] The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. The Maltese Falcon (1941) Cult Classics It is fun to a be a fan and enjoy a collective of people who like the same thing. Mostly there are big one's … Continue reading Cult Classics →

Seven Great Singing Voices

"On stage I make love to twenty five thousand people; and then I go home alone." Janis Joplin Seven Great Singing Voices Lists! We all love lists. This is a list of seven great female singing voices. There is really only one criteria; that the voice is so good and so unique that you don't … Continue reading Seven Great Singing Voices →

On Movements and Campaigns

“I like my whiskey old and my women young.” Errol Flynn On Movements and Campaigns There have seen a bunch of Movements; women's rights, civic rights, #metoo and many more. The thought is that there is a push for important changes. They are important but I'm not so sure about them. Yes, women can vote. … Continue reading On Movements and Campaigns →

My Flamboyant Men

Albert: I'm just... a guy! Armand: What about those? [Gesturing to Albert's pink socks] Albert: These? Well, one does want a hint of color. The Bird Cage My Flamboyant Men It was a long time ago but my flamboyant men are long gone and I miss them still. Once upon a time, my brother and … Continue reading My Flamboyant Men →

How to be a Great Student: Part Five

Part Five, how to be a Great Student. Good time to refresh just before the semester starts, written by the Master Teacher, Kuuuublaaaaa.

The morning is too beautiful…

I sit in my backyard this morning, Birds sing, the morning sun shines through dark branches and golden leaves, the wheelbarrow sits ready, clipped grass grows green. A book on my lap, hot coffee waiting on my left, very soft breeze brushing the whiskers on my cheek, A lone squirrel lopes across the top of … Continue reading The morning is too beautiful… →

How to be a Great Student: Part Four

Part Four of the How To Be A Better Student series, courtesy,The Profound Bartender.

The Profound Bartender

“There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day.”
Alexander Woollcott

How to be a Great Student: Part Four

Let ’em know that you are coming.

This is part of a series, click the tag: Be a Good Student for more.

When I was just a little boy, I asked my Mother what could I be. I was probably wondering about being an astronaut. She said, “You can be whatever you want to be”. That is a very nice thing to hear. However, as I look back, I kind of wish she’d said, “Be a dentist, get married early, have lots of babies” so that I’d have something to measure myself against if I went another direction.

The best students have a goal. They know where they want to be in five, ten, twenty years. Working towards that goal gives life purpose. Instead of attending classes, they…

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The Collabs

"The fun for me in collaboration is, one, working with other people just makes you smarter; that's proven." Lin-Manuel Miranda The Collabs It is funny to me that when I look up Collaboration on a search engine, the dominant sites are about collaboration in business. Mostly they feel successful if one department will talk to … Continue reading The Collabs →