Having enjoyed the luxury of being a part of the German theater system for about 20 years I now look back on it and ask why this can’t happen in the United States. Of course Germany funds its theaters with taxpayer money and so the long established theater system which…

Unfortunately America is in a very dangerous place right now. First of all, nobody really is telling the complete truth about anything. The media is telling the stories that get the largest audience and not really informing the public on all facets of an issue nor presenting other issues that…

“If” I could write for a living I would. But what does that mean exactly? There are many ways to make a living writing. You can write what other people need you to write for them like business writing, scientific writing, financial writing and so on. Or you can be…

Today is January 29, 2020, a normal Wednesday afternoon. Right now I am looking at myself and my life in a mirror and asking myself how I got here, why I stay here, and how I am going to get away from here. It isn’t a physical place I am…

At the age of 59 and turning 60 this year, 2020, I am forced to find what my future is going to be about. My chosen occupation was being an operatic tenor soloist. I had a good career doing that for about 22 years thanks to the people who believed…

The problem with political parties is that you get immediately labeled.  I am a registered Democrat. Why? Well, the number one reason is that my parents were. Not unlike religion, we seem to inherit it and adopt it as if it was a given. That isn’t a real good reason…

I have been considering what useful skills and abilities all high school graduates should be in command of upon receiving their diploma. The Big 3 Reading, writing, and math are the big three of education. Reading: What should that mean? What should a high school graduate be able to read?…

A thought came to me this morning about how society might design education to raise the success of children, focus their education and training towards their aptitudes, and prepare them for a life doing what they do best at the highest level possible. The purpose of general education is not…

Anyone who knows me, knows that I can be rather contrary in the way I look at things. I am sure it is some sort of psychological abnormality on my part but none the less I still am one to try and look at things differently from the “party line.”…