Monthly Archives: February 2018

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a … Continue reading →

I confess, that I saw Shelley’s “fading coal” burning beautifully and radiant in my mind against the falling dark as I, luckily, had my share of epiphanies, poetic vision, and heightened consciousness. –RD

from The Human Comedy: (Del Davies, left) “I’m not going to try to comfort you,” Spangler said. “I know I couldn’t. But try to remember that a good man can never die. You will see him in the streets. You … Continue reading →

“Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendor in the grass, of glory to the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind; In the primal sympathy Which having been must ever be; In the … Continue reading →

Said to woman recently, “We like to say peoplekind, not necessarily mankind. It’s more inclusive.” Translation of typical Trudeau smart-ass comment: “You’re ignorant, behind the times, and living in the past. I’m ‘with-it’. I know better and am better than … Continue reading →

Creatively speaking, I’m at a point where I don’t need others and their ‘blessings’ to do and finish any projects. It is never a good idea to be limited by others in following one’s own bliss. There is nothing quite … Continue reading →

for trivializing and insulting Martin Luther King by selling away his idealistic words and message to Dodge Ram to crassly sell motor vehicles. The idea of “service” King had in mind had nothing to do with how trucks ‘serve’ their owners. … Continue reading →

(Ulysses waving at people on a train passing his hometown Ithaca) “Death,” she said, “is not an easy thing for anyone to understand, least of all a child, but every life shall end.” She looked at Ulysses. “That day came … Continue reading →

And then there are the best moments, the magical ones, when dream and reality fuse and one cannot tell the one from the other, when dreams do, indeed, come true for a period of time. All suddenly becomes wildly and … Continue reading →

is easily the most limited and limiting factor in people’s lives. No fear is worse than irrational, ego-based, self-imposed fear. “A man can do all things if he will.”–Leon Battisa Alberti