How good is any story? Logic dictates that it would be impossible to assess while the story is being created. Only after the finish will someone else, in the telling of the story, know the quality of the tale. Whether something qualifies as a story or not depends upon the teller and the audience…
I did something that I cannot remember doing before. I saw the same movie twice, Ford vs Ferrari which features Matt Damon playing the role of Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale in the role of Ken Miles. The story is a exploration of human nature, the cost of achieving excellence, — an adventure involving…
Just finished my lunch, which was a large Macintosh apple sliced and a generous dollop of peanut butter on a paper plate. I have reason to believe this is a well loved menu option for older guys. My friend Mike, at Starbucks this morning conveyed to me his satisfaction with making peanut butter the…
I do not know much about gods; but I think that the riverIs a strong brown god—sullen, untamed and intractable,Patient to some degree, at first recognized as a frontier;Useful, untrustworthy, as a conveyor of commerce;Then only a problem confronting the builder of bridges.The problem once solved, the brown god is almost forgottenBy the dwellers…
Sunday afternoon was dedicated to mowing the grass for the last time in the growing season of 2019. The cold of winter is at hand and I cannot count on Indian Summer, a warm day or two remaining in the month of November. I pushed the mower and mulched the fallen leaves. What remains…
I am fortunate. Throughout my adult life I’ve had little experience with sickness. There have been several occasions of minor surgical repair, with attendant recovery periods. I’ve had my share of colds, flu and virus infections, those onslaughts that run their course as the body marshals its defense. Unpleasant enough, but soon forgotten as…
I am compelled to write about the picture which was on the front page of the Thursday edition of the New York Times. My thoughts will have to be held in abeyance, until I can change my password for my Godaddy account. This morning I received a email note from my friends at Godaddy. …
Life is not easy. The luster of childhood can barely be remembered. The idealism of youth has been replaced by disillusionment of Realpolitik. Therefore to avoid the dark well of nihilism I seek beauty and meaning on a day-to-day basis. The meaning of life depends in part upon me. In part, a worthwhile life…
This morning according to the NPR newscast the President is to visit the border region between our country and Mexico. I visited that part of our country once, many years ago. Traveling from Chicago to San Francisco on the California Zephyr the train stopped for about twenty minutes somewhere in New Mexico. I marveled…
The automobile is emblematic of America. The Model T Ford created by Henry Ford, a “modern” means of transportation affordable by the working man/woman, and the interstate highway system built by the Eisenhower Administration have defined America. As a baby-boomer I learned to love cars while in high school. The most vivid memories retained…
