Art is sometimes an anomaly. What speaks meaningfully and deeply to some is totally ambiguous and flat to someone else. Even critics disagree on the merits of various contemporary works. Not everything one does is going to please everyone, or … Continue reading
Life is not all sunshine and roses, no matter how positive and cheerful one’s outlook might be. Shit doesn’t just happen, sometimes it attacks. One thing the cold winter months teach us is that there are times we have no … Continue reading
Some things need repeating. Every parent understands the necessity of repetition. Children, regardless of age, are immune to the sound of their parents’ voices until an instruction has been repeated at least a half-dozen times. Commands such as, “clean your … Continue reading
There are times when a little goes a long way. This is one of those times. A single strand of light. Perhaps from a window. Or a doorway just partially open. We don’t need to see everything. We don’t want … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s Hamlet mused, “To be, or not to be.” Over the centuries, scholars and philosophers have examined that simple phrase from just about every angle imaginable, and yet we still find ourselves pondering from time to time exactly what it … Continue reading