My partner’s excellent piece on Hartford’s Downtown North fiasco got me thinking. I want to say from the outset, that I agree with Jamil’s take. The stadium was a bad idea and poorly executed. But, I’m an optimistic sort. I try (unfortunately I often fail, but I try) to find something positive in any situation….
I’ve failed at one of my life goals. I’ve always wanted to die with a full complement of body parts. Of course I’m not counting baby teeth or hair. I would have failed years ago if those counted. I mean I wanted to keep everything I’m supposed to have. No amputations, no ectomies, nothing of…
I was in Puerto Rico last year when I met the living legend Rita Moreno. I had just started a new job as an arts reviewer, and I told her my philosophy behind reviewing things. “I try to always be positive, because I know how hard it is to create something and how easy it…
When I was in college, shortly after I declared philosophy as my major, I came home for winter break. At Christmas, I was talking to my uncle. I told him I was a philosophy major, and his reaction was, “That’s the tree in the forest thing, right?” I chuckled and said yes. The funny thing…
I’m trying to post something every day. I’m too busy to be doing it in any organized fashion. I’m pretty much just winging it. I’ll see or hear something during the course of my day and then write about it that evening. Nothing at all struck me today. So, I’m writing about the fact that…
I spent about seven hours in the emergency room yesterday. That made for a very uncomfortable and boring day. There is one upside, though. I learned something. Before I tell you what I learned, I think some background will help. I throw up a lot. I always have. Whenever I get sick, it messes up…
I just finished watching Star Wars – The Clone Wars. Similarly to what I did with DS9, I thought I’d just write a little rambling piece with my thoughts and impressions. I really enjoyed the series. While it won’t knock the Simpsons off its pedestal, it was fun, engaging and had characters that I really…
As I’ve mentioned, I’m kind of dreading the new Star Wars movie. I’m going to see it, but I just haven’t been able to see any way it can be any good. I mean, Force Awakens was just so bad. How can The Last Jedi, a sequel to a bad movie with a nonsensical plot…
I’ve been lucky, healthwise. Like anyone else, I get sick from time to time. I’ve dealt with depression, as I’ve written about before. But I’ve basically been healthy my whole life. (I am knocking on wood as I write this.) Sometimes I’ve felt really, really bad. Depression will do that. As will the flu and…
What would James Baldwin have written if he didn’t have to literally defend his humanity? How much time did one of the most brilliant writers of the 20th century spend talking to white people? How much time did he waste talking about white people? As I think about that, I realize that I don’t want…
