July 2022

A little night off. A little day off. Be well. “If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.”― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Clowns are a thing. Now, aren’t they? I don’t remember my first interaction with a clown. I never went to the circus, or fairs, or any such places as a child. I imagine I probably met my first clown at one of the General Motors Days that we sometimes attended. My father worked for Frigidaire,

Don’t they realize it when it is happening? Don’t they know they are pooping their pants? I’m talking about moviemakers. The folks that put out the real stinkers. I’ve gotten to the point that if I don’t warm up to a movie pretty quickly, I am out of there. I don’t give them much time

Okay. I’m not saying directly that I am a spy, but I might be a spy. You see, there are a bunch of spies in the United States. So, the next time someone tries to pick you up at some seedy bar and says they are a spy, it just might be true. If you

Some people have moxie — those individuals who carry themselves with resolve and hold their mouths a certain way. They possess a force of character. Nerve. They’re oozing with determination. I always think this way of Gertrude Stein. She was a writer, among other things. Today marks the anniversary of her death. She passed on

“When one burns one’s bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.” I recently came across this quote by Dylan Thomas. Clearly, a man not afraid to cut old ties. I didn’t know a thing about him, but it turns out Dylan Marlais Thomas (October 27, 1914 – November 9, 1953) was a Welsh poet

The United States of America declared independence from England two hundred forty-six years ago. And so it was said. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. So

Sooner or later, it has to happen. But some ways are worse than others, I think. Yes, at some point, we all travel onward to the other side. Whatever that might be. Maybe it is everything. Maybe it is nothing. But we have to claim our ticket out of here, one way or another. I