Extolling, and embodying, the virtues of creativity, and creative writing, to save the world. (Or, at least, myself.)
A new spot Several years ago, I was reading Letters to a Young Poet, a collection of letters from Ranier Maria Rilke to a young cadet in the Austrian army who aspired to write poetry like Rilke. The letters became as much a treatise on life as writing and have long since been an inspiration … Continue reading Serendipity with Rilke
"Cast Away" The movie "Cast Away" was on television today. The movie has special significance for me because I have, before and now, felt cast away in life. The ending is significant because what came before is now past but there's opportunity to move ahead into the future and who knows where that road will … Continue reading Cast Away
American history = race relations. World history = gender relations.
Biography of Ted Williams(Disclaimer: As of yet unread by author of blog) Historically speaking, few Americans contributed as much to the American cultural landscape as former Major League Baseball player Ted Williams. Nicknamed "the Kid," "the Splendid Splinter," "Thumper," and "Teddy Ball Game" for his prodigious hitting prowess, Williams was nothing sort of a phenomenon … Continue reading “The Kid”: A Latino Icon of the American Dream
https://youtu.be/mQ8TXGzgXIo?feature=shared "Othering": You are the rose. You are less. Your thorns hurt ME. "Belonging": I am the Rose. My thorns protect me. Handle with care. Stop and smell me. It's in the air. Breathe. By any other name... "Any" other? Why not? Me. Hold me. Brother. By any... other name. Rose.
https://youtu.be/lcMbie9KTfw?feature=shared March is Criminal Justice month and while this post is late to the punch to reflect on the meaning of this designation for that month it's never too late to reflect on the meaning of what mass incarceration says about us as a society. In this vein NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) commemorated … Continue reading On “Corrections”: Rehabilitation Vs. Punishment
"On the Pier" Among other things, I enjoy producing sketches to accompany poems (mostly) that I write. One form of inspiration is to base the poem, as well as the sketch, off of a photograph I have taken. While I also enjoy pencil sketches without colorization, the intention is to add color to this one … Continue reading Work in progress…
Adam I was an "economics" major in college, along with anthropology. Not that I've asked around, but I am aware of, potentially, at least ONE other person with this rather ODD combination of ACADEMIC "interests." ODD, I'm saying, because whereas "economics," at least in our globally-"Westernized" conception, is identified with Adam Smith, capitalism, free markets, … Continue reading “Economics”
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"Pale Blue Dot." According to the "Fermi Paradox," the question posed by Nobel laureate physicist Enrico Fermi, "Where is everybody?" Specifically, what are the chances that we are alone in the universe? According to the laws of probability, if we exist, why not others? (Specifically, Fermi was referring to "intelligent" beings... You know, like us... … Continue reading “Pale Blue Dot” (“Fermi”? “Fermi”? Anyone?)
Observations from the Brink 