I have no idea where the logo I use came from. I saw it and immediately liked it. There is a coolness and irreverence to the image. I thought it set the tone for what I wanted to accomplish. Abraham Lincoln was perhaps our greatest President. He was not a man without faults. He looked … More Lincoln and the Guitar
Five years ago, I signed up with WordPress for a free blog site. Today, they notified me of the anniversary. This is blog 827, which is my lucky number! Not really. Also today, coincidentally, I bought my own domain name. Early on, I thought about upgrading my plan, and figured a real domain number was … More Happy Anniversary
Where has the time gone? Just yesterday I was asking for advice on how do this blog thing. Just write they said. So I did. On June 4, 2015, this was my opening paragraph: This is the first of many, or so I hope. I don’t know where this will go, so if you board … More Blog #700
It seems like I was at number 400 just a couple of months ago. Actually, I was. The last hundred were fast. Every hundred or so blogs I take stock of where I am and where this train is headed. In four years, this blog has grown into a daily distraction, at least for me. … More Blog No. 500
Somewhere distantly traveled Memories worn and faint It’s like they are borrowed Little time left to repaint Trails that disappear Lost into the mist Everybody gone away As if they don’t exist An uncomfortable likeness The streets familiar but blank Forming a giant question mark To the mind it seems a prank … More Ghost Town
Shortcut to wealth, fame, success, beauty. No time, no effort. Instant results. Take out the phone and type away. Order it, schedule it, join it, pay for it. Time is life, and there’s none of it to waste. Learn it fast, earn it fast. Cut to the head of the line. It’s okay, money and … More Shortcuts
In honor of Independence Day, let’s hear it for the American taxpayer. Taxes are a hot-button issue. Our ancestors fought a war of independence, partly over being taxed without any say-so in the matter. Taxes are fact of life, and a battleground of division over what is taxed and how much, and over the tax … More Taxpayer
Everyone is in a hurry, beep! beep! And I have molasses in my shoes Others turning mightily on a dime While I’m still searching for clues Yesterday I knew you quite well Today you are vaguely recognizable A familiar life turned inside out Standing before me indescribable Problems go under the microscope For … More Life in the Slow Lane
This film was a nice surprise. I saw the preview and it went on my list of films to consider. It is a documentary and many people won’t even consider one when looking for a good film. Documentaries have a stigma that they are serious, lack dramatic engagement and are usually dry experiences. Not everyone … More The Biggest Little Farm (review)
Every time I visit my hometown I begin to wax nostalgic. Even when my nostalgia doesn’t need waxing. I can stop my car on Lawrence Avenue and see ghosts of my prior life before me. Once upon a time, we kids thought we ruled the neighborhood. At ten years old we exaggerated our influence. We … More “Hey, get off my lawn!”
