Author Archives: rdavies

Apparently, a bigger problem for women than men. And what about kids? I think we’ll see the suicide rate go up before the end of the year, especially for male breadwinners who’ve lost their jobs or businesses and can no … Continue reading →

white petals like snowflakes swept along the street to nowhere in particular.

Early on, like most boys, I was attracted to sports, which was one way to test yourself and prove yourself to others. I played Pee Wee hockey around 9-10 and wanted to be a goalie. The community club team suited … Continue reading →

(A ‘Personal Record’ to Age 25) To understand oneself–to know how one came to believe and value what one does. Means an excavation of signposts or trail markings from the past. In my case, it means the literature I read … Continue reading →

(The Value and Benefits of Literature in a Screen-Obsessed World) As public education undergoes a major paradigmic shift and reinvention with multiple agendas (e.g., e-media literacy, chamber of commerce interests–financial planning, making money as the ultimate goal in life) crowding … Continue reading →

Midwich, like The Day of the Triffids was a U.K. SF novel about “one problem” and its variant magnifications out of control. In the case of the former, aliens put a quaint English village to sleep and impregnate all the … Continue reading →

Growing up in the ’50s, you could not miss Elvis Presley’s sensational start in live performing, television, movies, and recording. I can still recall his first appearances on Sunday’s Ed Sullivan Show. My favorite songs that influenced my early interest … Continue reading →

Francis Ford Coppola has made 4 masterpieces: The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now, and The Conversation. Godfather II is one of the few movies I have to watch to the end if I accidentally bump into it being broadcast on tv. … Continue reading →

A nice biography of this artist’s life and work, focusing on on exhibition of his late works after he lost his wife, young mistress, and went bankrupt. Film features his early historical work with mythical and biblical subject matter. The … Continue reading →