My grandparents used to live in Alaska in a house my grandfather built back in the 1960s. They added a barn, a greenhouse, and a garage to it to make it a “place”. When my grandmother passed away at the age of 96 my father was given the duty of…
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Roger Federer, Wet Macaroni, and the Mask Police: Vivid Dreaming is Weird stuff!
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…
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…
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…