My Renaissance
On the eve of the Summer Solstice, we pay homage to the Light. For me, the past few weeks immersing myself in Italian Renaissance...
Hypernormalization, the Movie
Hypernorn", the movie, is a kind of historical documentary, expensively produced by BBC, with very dramatic soundtrack apparently...


"Point of View"
I agree with the common saying "Everyone's entitled to his/her point of view." I'm a free-thinker: "They can't put you in jail for what...
Shaming and Shunning
Some Charlottesville friends of ours are making a pilgrimage to Lexington VA to show support for the owner of the Red Hen restaurant, who...
Father's Day
Dear Family. I sure enjoyed having the kids come down last weekend for an early Father's Day. I felt good about going over the Five...
Legacy
The idea of passing on to the next generation a world as good as, if not better than, the one we inherited is ensconced as a pledge in...
RappNet
In response to a request from the current RappNet Administrator about its origins. I was new to the county at the time, and living up in...
Catastrophizing
Dear Family, Health report results all good so far, and I'm feeling much better. Blood pressure normal, EKG unchanged from last year,...
Corruption
https://apple.news/AYJt0uCq4TEqcYJ9sdVFwxQ This essay in The Atlantic is very helpful, I think, suggesting that there is only one Trump...
Thanks for Asking
Well, what else would you like to know about me? Send me three evocative questions, and I'll tell you my story. As I said, Death doesn't...