Formative Years
“The ship will sink, ‘tis a mathematical certainty.”
– Chief Engineer aboard the Titanic
Buckle Up!
“Many years later we found ourselves in Canada
Trying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish,
Whatever seemed easier…….,”
– Lake Marie – John Prine
In Community
“We don’t heal in isolation, but in community.” – S. Kelley Harrell
Defying Gravity
“I am so tired I can’t stand up; it feels like somebody tripled gravity” – COVID Patient
Fiddling While Rome Burns
Buy me a flute, and a gun that shoots
Tail gates and substitutes
Strap yourself to a tree with roots
You ain’t going nowhere
– Bob Dylan
Stay Safe, Find Joy
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana
Terrifying and Beautiful
Know that we are connected
in ways that are terrifying and beautiful.
-Lynn Ungar, Pandemic
Texas – Life Imitating Art
When I got old enough to take the train alone
I rode that Texas Eagle down to San Antone.
Texas Eagle – Steve Earle
The Road Less Traveled – New England
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
– Robert Frost
Meriwether and Clark – Montana
“Kid Russell, I got a job for you.
You’re in charge of sunsets up in old Montana,
‘Cause I can’t paint them quite as good as you.
– Ian Tyson – The Gift
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Rescued Right Back
The Pygmalion myth is a rich narrative that delves into the nature of love, art, and transformation. Click on the sculptor or his lover for details… Read more
Win the War
The ancient Greeks introduced Democracy to the world. Two and a half millennia later, it has yet to be perfected. Pull up a chair in the Parthenon for a Dialogue … Read more