“Forty little monkeys jumping on a building.” A couple of days ago I received an eflux announcment about N S Harsha’s show Tamasha at Berliner Kunstlerprogramm/DAAD. Reading the promotional copy, the show sounds fascinating, referencing Indian and German religious and folk traditions/myths as well as the current problem of “the plague of monkeys in real [...]
For the first time in a long time I went for a run in my neighborhood. Well really, it was more of a jog. As I jogged down the trail, I noticed that the faster I go the more attuned to sound I become. Perhaps it is because much of the time my eyes are [...]
Today I will list ten things/experiences/people/places for which I give thanks. Today, I give thanks for: 1. The way the light shines on my cat’s black fur, creating spots of silvery brightness and browner spots that contrast with the deep black of her coat. 2. Cooking hoppin john from scratch. I soaked the black eyed [...]
So this Wednesday’s dose of other people’s good words and/or good works focuses on Alabama Shakes performing Hold On. This performance on Saturday Night Live has a hold on me. There is some damn fine music playing, but what holds my attention is Brittany Howard. Ms. Howard, who also is one of the bands guitar [...]
Today I give thanks for: 1. A cool, overcast day 2. A sudden chill that raised goosebumps on my arms and legs and made my nipples tighten 3. The lingering cool, taste of water 4. A freshly dusted and swept living room 5. The tight freshness of brand new socks 6. Being almost done with [...]
It is Friday, late afternoon. The sky is overcast. The wind promises, as it races through the branches and leaves of trees, rain. I sit on my front deck as I type these words. A tall glass of iced water in a pink plastic cup rests next to me. The wind rattles the tarp that [...]
It has been a few days since I’ve written, but today it is easy peasy to post a dose of the Good (and Not So Good) Words. As my faithful and faithless followers know, generally on Wednesdays when I do manage to write I write about the Good Words and/or Good Works of some creative [...]
The past few weeks have been full to the rafters with work (day jobs, paid video project work, creative work, planning work and yes, even a few chores though not as much as I should have done). I have not gone on a neighborhood walk in quite a while. I miss it. While I haven’t [...]
Things are hopping at The Bishop Family Compound. The various personae (you know every time I write that word I think of Camille Paglia and the shit storm she kicked up and that my dear faithful and faithless followers will help you place me on the temporal map), as I was saying before I went [...]