This month I achieve 20 years of service at my job. Twenty years at the same place. I am quite shocked, actually. I have had several different careers, although somewhat related, but I have moved around a bit over the years. Staying at one place for an entire career is less likely in these times, … More 20 Years
Her footsteps glide lightly overhead Rainbows are created from her smile The entire sky is her carriage He can’t help but dream of her awhile Behind the clouds she playfully hides A cool mist to greet the morning Surrounded by the dance of butterflies A beguiling smirk beams a warning He stands boldly in the … More Walking on a Cloud
Cornering myself for a talk But you’re not listening My lips move in the mirror’s reflection Words float disappearing into space Flying away in search of a connection Overdue for an interaction Each, virtually a wrestling match Ignorance is a faulty mental crutch Every moment seems a surprise Our thoughts orbit but never touch One … More Conversations With Myself
Sail on sailor, overflowing the novel A hapless protagonist leaps from the story Bounding over words like a spawning salmon Jumping over metaphors, grabbing an allegory Closing his story and fading into slumber Not for long, he emerges from a feverish dream A rascal, bolting from one misadventure to another Disappearing in a heartbeat … More The Goodbye Man
Doubt is a hazy streetlight Blinding the show in the night sky Love is the invisible radar Painting pictures in the mind’s eye A few certain things A red ball of morning fire Kids and animal love Long held secret desire Lost objects are found Faith embraces from the start Wishes find their home … More Doubt
Former Kansas City Monarchs player Buck O’Neil had a saying that he was right on time. I think that applied to John Lewis as well. John Lewis was made for his time. It is still his time, as our country must deal with many interrelated issues of race, equity and criminal justice. As I listened … More Remembering John Lewis
Here is a fifty year old film staring Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve that very few people remember. Is this a classic film? No. It was one of Lemmon’s very stylish 1960s films that were a bit edgy and an effort at satirizing pop culture and morality. Hits and misses. Lemmon’s box office success and … More The April Fools (1969)
I never sought to be a star There’s only room in the heavens for one That would be you I’m more a mellow, evening sun The sky is the limit, but it’s not Kids are fooled with a passing satellite But I know what is reflection And what fills my eyes with your starlight Not … More Double Stars
Agatha Christie. Hercules Poirot. Murder. “There’s evil under the sun,” Poirot says. Peter Ustinov returned as Poirot, his second of four outings as Poirot. EMI Films shelled out a reported $10m to make the film, an impressive budget at the time. The cast, costuming and locale look very expensive. Guy Hamilton returns for his second … More Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Aim for the stars, we are told. Your aim may exceed your reach, but you will achieve more than you hoped possible. Generally, good advice. Do no sell yourself short. Be all you can be. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T.S. Eliot … More Outkicking Your Coverage
