News Junkie

"Get a good night's rest. Have a good breakfast. Don't lie to the FBI." Chuck Rosenberg News Junkie When Trump got elected I became a news junkie. What prompted it, I think, was that while he was on the campaign trail that he suggested the "second amendment solution" for Ms. Clinton. He was telling his … Continue reading News Junkie →

Do You Have Mystery In Your Life?

Do you? I've been writing a series about mystery over at Profound Living, and thought you might find this latest piece of interest. ‪‬Do You Have Mystery In Your Life? The interesting thing to think about is that there is mystery everywhere around us, even in a grain of sand, as William Blake has said, … Continue reading Do You Have Mystery In Your Life? →

Missing Pete Seeger

"A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom." Bob Dylan Missing Pete Seeger Americans are proud to speak up. It is a right, this free speech. During the 1930s, America was hitting a rough patch. It was the time called The Great Depression, the stock market had crashed and people … Continue reading Missing Pete Seeger →

Storyboarding the Director

"It's weird - on almost every film I've worked on, the first sequence we storyboard ends up being the first sequence that goes into animation, and ends up being almost shot-for-shot the same." Pete Docter Storyboarding the Director When a film is made, each shot is prepared in advance with a sketch called a storyboard. … Continue reading Storyboarding the Director →

Jeopardy

Our family has been watching Jeopardy for years. From the time Art Fleming was host in the late 1960’s, my folks, sibs, and whoever else happened to be in the house would grab a seat and play along too. To this day, Lana and I tape the show and watch nearly every night, now with Alex Trebek. … Continue reading Jeopardy →

I Revered Sandy Koufax, But Not All Reverence Is Good

I used to spend summers on my grandparents' farm, helping out, and as a boy I would go to bed, pull out my primitive crystal radio and in the dark of my upstairs, farmhouse loft would listen. Many times I would listen to Harry Carey broadcasting for the St. Louis Cards. He, with his distinctive … Continue reading I Revered Sandy Koufax, But Not All Reverence Is Good →

Kids These Days

"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones." John Cage Kids These Days I finally figured out why there are grumpy old men. I am one now! I must learn to embrace this, don't you think? It is not that we are shocked at the kids these … Continue reading Kids These Days →

Cooking for One: Variations

"The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family." Mario Batali Cooking For One: Variations Straight up, you can order pizza every night. There is no one to judge you. You can have cold pizza for breakfast. Live how … Continue reading Cooking for One: Variations →

Serious as a Heart Attack

"Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?" Ruth Bader Ginsburg Serious as a Heart Attack We know it can happen at any time, right? The thirty year-old jogger collapses in the park. The celebrant's bullet falls two miles away. The young woman who pulled weeds in the garden gets a clot in her … Continue reading Serious as a Heart Attack →

Hopping in the Snow

"There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny." Irving Berlin Hopping in the Snow I was reading Finding Center by Kelly Anderson on the Profound Living website and, sure enough, it made me think. Irving Berlin wrote White Christmas in his back yard in Palm Springs, … Continue reading Hopping in the Snow →