“Starbuck’s a woman!?! You’ve got to be kidding!” That was my repsonse a couple of years ago when I first heard about the remake of Battlestar Galactica, and though I was disappointed that one of my childhood icons was lost through a change in gender, my interest in the program was only mildly affected. Unfortunately, […]

Today’s selection comes from a trappist Monk named Thomas Merton who is probably most noted for his autobiography The Seven Story Mountain, which recounts his endeavors as a young man to find fulfillment and meaning through academic and literary pursuits and his subsequent conversion to Roman Catholicism. Through his literary talents, strong mystical leanings, and […]

All writing is responsive in nature, and this little piece is a sort of response to my friend Simon Jones’ recent post on his blog, Before I Forget. In this post he compellingly decries Valentines as the contrived holiday of commercial interests. ***************************** Today is Valentines Day, and I embrace it, even as I embrace […]

I am responding to a challenge from Chris “Lefty” Brown to write about my musical evolution. Honestly, I don’t know how far I will go in chronicling this part of my life, as it could be quite lengthy and somewhat convoluted, but I thought I would at least share two memories that instantly came to […]