We all like to be entertained from time to time. With that in mind, those smarties our in Hollywood made a whole multi-billion dollar industry out of this. Just a few nights ago, the Grammy’s were on. A couple of friends were over, having pizza with us, and the “pre-Grammy show” was playing on […]
Up where the air is clear. Go fly. Read More »
I finished a book today and it pushed me into thinking. It all comes down to the old Good vs. Evil parley. There’s an unending debate about whether this very thing even exists. So, perhaps I should call it “Enlightenment vs. Ignorance.” Either way, that behemoth of a book I mentioned is “The Pillars of
Reading will surely do that to you. Read More »
What’s not to say about lackluster? Whenever I hear the word, I think of some pent up critic, wearing a black turtleneck, sitting somewhere in a small apartment in New York City, writing his review for the Times. And he types on his spindly black typewriter, for the umpteenth time, “His debut Broadway performance
Shining all the way down to the shoes. Read More »
The most suicides, worldwide per population, happen in Guyana, South America. Followed by Lesotho, Africa / Russia, Europe / and Lithuania, Europe. In the Top 20, African countries hold more than half the spots. At the other end of the spectrum are a host of Caribbean countries. Barbados has the fewest, followed by Antigua /
I put rocks in my pockets, but not in this way. Read More »
It is clear that I like a good quote. Why say it myself, when someone long before me, has said it better? I get a little RSS feed in my email inbox each morning, that drops a single quote on my doorstep. Kind of like a little baby in a basket, except, I can throw
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I’m taking a little vacation from writing today. Since I’ve been feeling a little stale at the keyboard. Dried up, is perhaps the better term. As such, it brought to mind my childhood memories of vacations. They are a bit of a mystery to me, as I reflect on them. I’ve mentioned in many
A little vacation goes a long way. From home. Read More »
We are happiest when we are at peace, wouldn’t you say? Peace, that quiet place which is free from disturbance or conflict. That state of calmness, restfulness, and tranquility of spirit. When we have it — when we feel that — what a masterful thing. This is mostly unrelated, I think. But I can’t stand
When we bulk up, hulky, and green, only to return again. Read More »
I’ve seen where Rasputin lived. Not all the places, but his last house. It was a modest wooden house, painted yellow, and tucked back in the trees at the wooded entrance of Czar Nicholas II and Alexandra’s Palace. It seemed a little creepy actually. He lived there with his wife, and his kids. All of
What’s around the bend, for mystics, and more. Read More »