Category Archives: Commentary

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 →

In 1935, a discussion between Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger occurred, centered around the Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum mechanics. Basically, the Copenhagen Interpretation says that Objects have pairs of properties that can’t be measured at the same time. Observing or … Continue reading →

Interesting, I just copied these two words and pasted them in ChatGPT, this is what I got… “Myopic success” refers to short-term achievements or gains that are pursued or attained without considering long-term consequences or broader implications. This concept is … Continue reading →

I’m proud of being the last child of my parents. My father was a brilliant under-achiever, due to the Depression and WWII never got the education or experience, to match his intellectual hopes. He ended up retiring as a boilermaker, … Continue reading →

I may have mentioned before that I’m the only member of my family that was born in California. I’m not sure why history has been such a driving force, but it has been a defining interest. I’m not saying that … Continue reading →

I’m faced with the ghosts of history. We like to think that we evolve, that we learn from our mistakes, that the worst of history doesn’t repeat itself. The trouble is that we are not entirely in control of events … Continue reading →