Funny exchange at a bakery. We're buying bread: "What's in it?" we ask. "Do you have allergies ?" "No, curiosity." I've had a few days of being generally grumpy (probably a bit over-tired and already fed up with it getting dark earlier) but I've had these amazing acts of kindness. Someone helped me load my... Continue Reading →
Find a Hero
The world is missing the good sort of heroes these days. I had a few in the past, people who who stood up for others, worked with integrity in difficult situations, or used whatever fame or talent they had to further kindness in the world. There are always a few, working quietly, but they don't... Continue Reading →
To and From
You know you're living in weird times when you look back at Cold War spy films and think "Ah, in the past things were simpler." I wanted to watch a spy film this weekend. Couldn't tell you why, exactly. Maybe because in most of them, there were these obvious threats (nuclear bombs and all that).... Continue Reading →
Tommy
If anyone mentions the Ken Russel movie, Tommy, I ask them about that Ann-Margret scene with the baked beans and usually, no one knows what I'm talking about. I think this is because the folks that sit down to watch Tommy usually smoke something first (maybe today it's edibles) and they fall asleep before they... Continue Reading →