…many things that some or most people do not know. The same applies to you. Inside ourselves lurk many secrets, things we do not openly reveal to others. Even chatty people who seem to announce everything about themselves to friends, family and the world, information remains under lock and key. Some of us retain more … More Secretly, I Am…
There are traces of you everywhere Wrapped around this smile It no secret how much I care Your shadow stretches wider than a mile There are traces of you in the rainbow Stunning me with your style A taste of you in that Bordeaux This hapless but fawning gentile There are traces of you in … More Traces
Maybe not new tricks, but new attitudes. Past a certain age, the wiring is certainly hardened, but something incredible happens. The brain, if the soul is on-board, can find new paths. We spend a lifetime building our internal infrastructure, repairing and sometimes replacing it. A lot like our road system. Our attitudes and values mostly … More Old Dog, New Tricks
During the past two months, hair salons and barber shops have been closed. Only recently have they reopened, with restrictions. The subject today is hair length. When the flag was waved allowing the reopening of the hair cutting establishments, people could not wait to get in line. My stylist actually called me the week before … More Hair
A dwarf, said some with glee Just a planetary wannabe Angering many a schoolchild The planetary vote, openly reviled Years of debate, finally a mission In 2006, there was rocket ignition Toward Pluto and everything beyond To study what creation spawned New Horizons didn’t need to land For scientific minds to understand Gathering knowledge from … More Pluto Revisited
Lighter than the summer air Gliding atop that bright flower A flash of rainbow colors Secretly holding nature’s power An army of a single wanderer A Skipper’s life is quite brief Long enough to procreate Spreading eggs across a leaf An erratic flickering swarm A sea of multi-colored wings Sailing on their own … More Ten Billion Butterfly Sneezes
I’ve heard director Ken Russell described as the British Federico Fellini. And when you look at their films, you see some truth in that. Excessive? Blurring the line between fantasy and reality? A bit perverse? Controlling? Controversial? Yes, both filmmakers. Russell tells a funny story of meeting Fellini once, in Rome scouting locations. According to … More Ken Russell: Filmmaker
It seems there is always Oscar controversy. Picking the Oscar selections used to be a lot of fun, mainly because I saw most if not all of the nominees. In more recent years, I am either less familiar with some of the nominees, or I choose not to see some films. I thought it would … More Best Picture: If I Made the Choice
Life isn’t always fair or uplifting. Sometimes it sucks. At some point in our lives we’ve been humbled, taken down a notch, or made to see the error of our ways. The act of humility is recognizing and accepting missteps, and understanding why we failed. No, it’s not always someone else’s fault. Sometimes we get exactly … More Looking Back
Unless you are 20 years old, it doesn’t work. It can’t work. The banana can never be green again. Twenty is not a cultural touchstone. It is the epicenter of only that universe. Twenty is when kids are figuring it out. Youthful appearance and attitude are cultural currency for that generation, but not tender as … More Try to Be 20
