Saturday morning at Starbucks, a song by the great Sam Cooke can be heard over the cacophony. Reading and writing here reminds me of my visit to a Zoo aviary; voices and objects in constant motion, rising and falling, chattering, calling, etc. This is life: constant motion. The words of Sam Cooke came to…
Thursday and I awakened at 5:30AM. I couldn’t sleep because this is the Thursday of the awaited hearing. The complaint asserted by Dr.Christine Blaise Ford that the candidate for the Supreme Court attempted to rape her when they were students in high school will be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee. I do not…
We attended a house party last night. A house party is a response to gather in a home for a convivial evening of conversation, food and drink, and in this case, a reflective interaction with the songs and stories of Scott Ainslie. There were many around me that I had not previously met. In…
We returned to Batavia. Is there any better way to gain a sense of a place than to move around observing what there is to see? We identified eight homes that seemed suitable to our needs. We critically looked at each of them as well as the surrounding neighborhoods. I am satisfied that we…
In a vain attempt to avoid being serious, all too serious, I offer this respite. Van Halen’s 1983 hit Jump will get your blood pumping, period. When and if I am in a coma, I hope that someone remembers to play this song. Curious about the origin and meaning of the song I consulted…
I awakened this morning to a lawyer-dream. Dreams come to consciousness as the mind ascends from deep sleep to the boundary of a waking state. Awareness traces the dreams/nightmares that represent our hopes and fears. This is the first lawyer-dream that I remember having. In the dream I visualized the face of my attorney,…
Didn’t get to write this morning. The server behind the Starbucks Wifi was not happy. Since I was unable to reach my blog, I finished off the last chapter in the philosophy book that I’ve been reading. What Is Philosophy? by Deleuze and Guattari is among the most difficult material that I’ve attempted reading,…
Rain today. I am grateful for the rain. It has been six weeks with very little rain. Last night I exchanged emails with a friend who expressed hatred for a group of people. i failed to persuade him that expressing hatred is unjustified as no individual has responsibility for who their parents happen to…
Exhausted and don’t know why. Well not exactly why, though I have some ideas about the why of it all. Not the first time I’ve felt this way. The feeling will pass as do all emotional states, which are the minds weather. No need to worry about the weather. So, I am content to…
When an artist dies, I think a piece of the world breaks off and falls away. Aretha Franklin was a “world maker.” Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on Billboard, including 77 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries and 20 number-one R&B singles, becoming the most charted female artist in the…
