Category Archives: Commentary

“Praxis”, interesting word, not used in common speech. In writing, it turns up in articles about social change, theories of politics, and very deep insights into how mankind organizes their social/political/philosophical mess. I must admit that I was unfamiliar with … Continue reading →

I haven’t written any pondering for a while. It’s not that I haven’t been pondering—it’s just that I haven’t been organized. Writing, after all, is just organizing thoughts. Even stream-of-consciousness writing follows a path, though sometimes you don’t know where … Continue reading →

Periodically, I assess the abyss. Sometimes it’s closer, looming at the edge of my vision. Other times, it’s far off on the horizon, not even in the direction I’m traveling—a distant and vaguely interesting formation, but not my destination… yet. … Continue reading →

 (This is from a talk I recently gave at a Senior Luncheon) Hello again, Jackie asked me once more to speak to you. I could have made it easy and given a little historical overview of the Thanksgiving holiday. But … Continue reading →

It was 1964, and I was a tall, skinny kid in my first year of high school—awkward, shy, and trying to figure out stuff.  That summer, I had decided to stop cutting my hair. It grew shaggy, a bit unruly. … Continue reading →

I’ve been looking at Rubens lately, obviously a master. Very accurate depictions, but with plenty of tricks up his sleeve in color, composition, and position. You might wonder what is the difference between composition and position? This is strictly my … Continue reading →

It was the summer of 1967, I had no specific plans. I had graduated but I had made no plans to go to college. It didn’t cost much to go to college in California, it was free at all the … Continue reading →

I’ve been reluctant to redraw/repaint DaVinci. I wasn’t confident that it would turn out well. And it’s such a cliche to do a bad Mona Lisa. So I worked my way up and around, and had a few successes. I’m … Continue reading →

Lately, driving around the neighborhood has become a real chore. It’s not like I have a lot of choices; there are only three roads in, and they’re all twisting two-lane roads at that. There are four or five developments connected … Continue reading →

Hmm, I’m vacating, the act of being on vacation. Not vacating everything, I’m vacating with family/kids/grandkids. We are all vacating something. We all had agendas, things to do, requirements, responsibilities, busyness. Hmm, I never saw the connection between busyness and … Continue reading →