Life in Germany/Reading Louise Gluck & Charles D'Ambrosio
Well here I am in Germany. There were many things that sold me on the job that I do and one of them was that I could live...
Thoughts on Federal Service and a Son in a Military Academy
I know people close to me have been wondering how I got to where I am now ideologically—how my ideology is expressed in my life choices...
Gone Girl & 1984--All that Social Commentary
It's been quite a while since I posted here. All my posts seem to end with "more soon" and then a month goes by. Lately I've been...
Christmas in the Philippines
As I write it’s still December 31st in the states, although here in Guam it’s lunch time on the first day of the New Year. Thought I...
White Pine/Magnolia and Lotus Intro on Facebook
White Pine excerpted some press release info for Magnolia and Lotus, my new book, on their facebook page: An Introduction to the most...
Cloud Atlas
Yesterday I saw Cloud Atlas, a movie you will probably love or dislike. Most people I’ve talked to haven’t liked it. It made quite an...
U2, Damian Hirst, "The Real Thing"
Looking around at other writers’ blogs I take some comfort in the fact—well the appearance, anyway—that having months pass between posts...
Romero Britto
Every year my bank gives me a bunch of things to help me get through the year: an address book large enough to be called a notebook with...
We Live Disconnected from a Truth We All Fear (?)
Here it is, coming on the middle of July…it’s nice to be back and revisit this blog. Used to be I took the summer off from blogging, but...
Kony and Enlightenment: "Whatever!"
The other day my son came to me visibly, shall we say, "motivated." I was trying to relax in bed for a short nap so obviously these two...