Last night I had the weirdest dreams. They were mixed-up vivid videos of impossible situations that have nothing to do with my reality. They are filled with people I know, people from my past, and famous people. Now as the time escapes from waking to writing the dreams begin to…
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The Barber of Seville: What fun!
Fritz Wunderlich as Almaviva: Herman Prey as Figaro The Barber of Seville by Rossini is one of the most popular operas in the repertoire, and of course it is a comedy. I only did one production of it. It was staged in a hard shell circus tent, Das Kuppeltheater, while…
The Games of the Abnormal Mind
The human brain is a very delicate organ. There are two things that seem as if they are the same about the brain but actually are very different, but then again they are the same. I am speaking of the brain as a physical organ and the mind as a…
The Copyright Minefield: The complex world of protecting artist’s work and limiting broad access to it at the same time.
I know and understand very little about copyright law and companies such as BMI and ASCAP ways of working. So my observations come from a place of confusion more than anything. However, the bottom line about this complex world is that no matter how big or small you are, organizations…
Golden Time: Early Morning
The Golden Time of day for me is the early morning hours. It is the time before the day starts. It is the time when I can set my day up for peace of mind. It is my time. For me, it is the time of “morning pages” as described…
America: A Country Divided – 2020
The United States of America. That is the name of this country. Some call it “America”. Some call it the USA. But, whatever the name, it is a country founded on the principles that the people know what is best for themselves and that fairness through the rigorous rational processes…
Bitter German Coffee and Evaporated Milk: A taste memory.
Coffee Memories and the European Experience It all started when I went to Bregenz, Austria in 1982 on an 8-week summer course from college. Being from Kentucky and having only known coffee as a watery substance that required a lot of cream and sugar to make it palatable, getting my…
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Vanity: A necessary virtue
Vanity: A healthy state of being. When I look in the mirror I want to like what I see. It isn’t a matter of accepting myself for just being me, it is a matter of being who I believe I should be. What is the difference between being the person…
Freedom of Financial Forms: A new economy for America and the world.
Last week I got into a conversation about the Shaker religious sect that participated in shared living quarters, shared work, and celibacy. It made me consider why they prospered for a while and why they stopped existing. I now reflect on the Amish that live around south-central Kentucky and how…
The Heat of Summers in Kentucky
I think the definition of misery is a hot muggy day in the southeastern United States. I don’t know what it is like in other hot regions around the globe, but the hot summers in Kentucky have to be among the most miserable. You’ve heard the phrase, “Its not so…