Reflections

Stopping “H” Speech in its Tracks   I just read an interesting article in the new Southern Poverty Law Center Magazine by Rabbi Jeffrey Myers.  By way of introduction, his was the synagogue that was attacked on October 27th last year (Tree of Life).   He wrote that he has started treating the word “hate”…

Erich Fromm Posits “To Have Or to Be?”   I’m reading Erich Fromm’s seminal title, “To Have or To Be?”   As it turns out, I’ve always been more a “to be” person than a “to have” person, which is what puts me at odds with most of the people in my culture.   It…

Hope & Daily Help Can Defeat Despotism & Despair   I’m writing a new book. I don’t know that I’ll ever publish it because right now I’m telling the story of what is happening right now in America and across the globe.   And because I’m a good writer–a good storyteller–it’s dark, dismal and depressing.…

Bunny Rabbit Blues   I awoke this morning to find a baby bunny sitting in my living room.   It looks undamaged but isn’t trying to escape, which tells me it’s either in shock or injured internally. It’s warm and hunched properly, so I’ve wrapped it loosely in a towel.   I’ve put a small…

More About Forks’ ‘Captain Picard’ Curt White Yes!  This morning ‘Jean Luc’ emailed me. I immediately asked for permission to publicly share what was shared with me during the few moments we connected at Raincon. Then I asked for a bullet list of talking points about the evolution of his acting history so I didn’t…

Raincon 2019 Report   I sometimes think I’m the luckiest person on the planet.     My table at Raincon was placed between two of the sweetest, most talented and interesting vendors I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet.   The one on my left, Alice Ryan, creates truly amazing things with leather and wire…

20 years ago today, DeForest Kelley’s 79 years of life on earth ended.   I was at his bedside.   But his legacy lives on, so the line he spoke over Spock remains true:   “He isn’t really dead … as long as we remember him.”   Many people say (and I concur) that we…