The Family

My father’s Family is fairly large. In my parents’ generation, they are all deceased, except for one of my father’s… Read more The Family

Hilaire Belloc

Take It Or Leave It

There is no Ideal world, of course. Everyone has his idea of what would be the Summum Bonum, the very… Read more Take It Or Leave It

Painting My Own World

I have a Paintbrush so I can paint a door onto a rock formation into which I can walk whenever… Read more Painting My Own World

Political And Social Unrest

Here I am burning Karl Marx in effigy subjecting him to a makeshift Hell at the latest tea party Marx… Read more Political And Social Unrest

Tense Moments

I am nobody now such a well dressed handsome articulate Phantom a blackbird whose broken wing no one can see… Read more Tense Moments

How Is the Weather?

I should like to think that I accept all things so very well and willingly, but to my chagrin that… Read more How Is the Weather?

The Hyphen

The Hyphen serves a noble purpose it is a silent subtle bridge often going to some unknown destination everyone knows… Read more The Hyphen

The Optimist.

Optimism, assuming it is understood as a synonym for confidence that things will ultimately inevitably work out well, as long… Read more The Optimist.

Ingratitude And Discrimination

One of the most nauseating and disgusting fads I have seen over the course of the past several years is… Read more Ingratitude And Discrimination