Wednesday is the fiftieth anniversary of the “March on Washington”, (actually, The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, but we tend to abbreviate over time), and therefore the fiftieth anniversary of the “I Have a Dream” speech, (the actual transcript of which, we now know, did not contain that…
I’m thinking, that buried deep in our DNA, (probably descended from Cain), is a universal, overpowering urge of denial in the face of undeniable complicity. (Cain was somewhat indirect with his “brother’s keeper” bullshit, but, “who me” would probably have been un-biblical). There doesn’t seem to be a learning curve…
I’m just going to believe the majority of the reported profiles of Eddie Snowden, that he was one smart cookie. I’m going to assume that his job required some pretty thorough background checks, some sort of psych evaluation and some years of loyal experience to achieve the level of clearance…
My family was one of the first on the block to get a TV. In the Fall of 1950, my Uncle Herb, (a tinkerer/inventor who had a jukebox/TV repair service), lugged a huge, wooden box, full of tubes and wires, with four small knobs, a large tuning dial, a fluted…
I spent several evenings last week eavesdropping and bantering with a delightfully diverse and brilliant group of writers of poetry, fiction and the arguably indefinable genre of creative non-fiction. There were readings by many of these talented authors and a final conversation, (bordering on argument), on the level and responsibility…
Maybe it’s because, universally, parenting begins with “NO!” By the time we find our voice and attempt our first baby steps toward asserting our individuality, “no” is the most prevalent word in our emerging vocabularies. The most cursory scan of any publicly peopled place would provide example to the shrill…
How’s that law thing working out for you? With the reality show of the Zimmerman trial winding down, (we’ll have to endure a few more episodes featuring loops of eye-witness videos of the protests and violence that will surge and dissipate over the next week or so), the frivolous debate,…
Rach, Zuzu and Griffin holed up at Camp Papa…everything’s cool…life’s good!
Those Muslims, those Jews, those Christians, them Budhists…those whites, blacks, Mexicans, Chinese…gays, straights, vegans. I suppose animals may also have issues with their species specific differences; it’s hard to imagine that the Chihuahua and the Great Dane have much in common; the Siamese acts as though it has no use…
I saw Man of Steel the other day. The new guy was super enough and Kevin Costner and Diane Lane could have been believable as Pa and Ma Kent had the filmmakers actually thought to make them part of the story. Amy Adams is schoolgirl hot as Lois, (who knew…