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Art Imitates Life
It’s a dangerous job, really. Folks over here in the states don’t often realize it, but it’s true. The Bolshoi Ballet is not a place where the weak apply for work. If you want an easy gig, go work...
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Human Triumph
A “Triumph” passenger kisses the solid ground. Maybe you’ve just kissed the dry land after being on a drifting prison and you don’t know if you’ll ever feel clean again. Maybe you just want a beer....
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Being Coy
coy [koi] adjective, coy·er, coy·est, verb adjective 1. artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish. 2. shy; modest. 3. showing reluctance, especially when insincere or...
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Floral Purgatory
There’s a hell for flowers: the Walmart floral department. It’s a tragic juvenile detention center for young unwanted flowers who weren’t conceived in love, but in huge greenhouses, and then buried...
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Schoolish Thoughts: Different Mirrors
If you ever were a teenager, if you’ve ever loved a teenager, or if you are a teenager, watch this:
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Deeper Meaning
My daughter came in the other night with a treasure which she gave to me: an African violet. It always amazes me that anyone who wishes to can procure one of these gems for less than $5.00. $5.00 for...
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What the Rain Can Do
“Bran thought about it. ‘Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?’‘That is the only time a man can be brave,’ his father told him.” -George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones Rain’s coming. There’s thunder...
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Rodalena Reviews: Breaking Bad
(The following review could not be written without some Necessary Bowling Words. If such words offendeth thee, please grabbeth thy Sharpie on a Keyring, and scribble over said Offensive Language as it...
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Letting Them Rest
The value of life is crystallized in its brevity. I was thinking about that this morning, reading about the forever-altered city of Newtown, Connecticut as they face the one year anniversary of their...
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Josh and Anna, or Jacob and Leah
Anna Duggar is the Leah of our time. To quote the poetic Rich Mullins for those unfamiliar with the story: Jacob and Two Women Jacob, he loved Rachel and Rachel, she loved him And Leah was just there...
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