Humbled by Mortality
Every-so-often, I read something that brings my whirling monkey mind to a dead halt. Savory tastes of masterful writing roll across the folds of my brain, like the layered flavors of a fine wine. When art addresses themes of life and love with fresh variations, I...
You are what you love
In the New Yorker’s September 10th Style Special issue, author Ian Parker wrote a Profile about Bjarke Ingels, a surprisingly young, enormously successful architect from Denmark. Ingels’ relationships with the architectural avant-garde, and most likely his numerous...
All I Want
When you were young, did you ever scour the Sears, JC Penney or other Christmas catalogs, dog-earing pages, circling wishes, and telling your parents, “All I want for Christmas is…” followed by a long prioritized list? Ah, I was that greedy child but at least knew...
Freedom and Goldenrod
A month ago, I wrote about atonement, asking my daughter Jessica to go for a walk and making amends. That conversation, rescheduled due to Jessica’s sick cat and other obligations, happened this past weekend. In between, on her recommendation, I read my daughter’s...