Bingo Gas Station Motel Cheeseburger

January 13, 2023

I’m Doin’ Fine, on Cloud Nine! I’m excited to be back in touch with you after some respite, some time as a guest on various podcasts, and a life-affirming sojourn in Cuba (and oh yeah, the annual holidaze). What better time to reach out and connect. I’m on Cloud Nine! 21st Century Cloud Nine (Beach…

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It’s OK To Talk About Utopia, It’s OK!

November 19, 2022

Utopia, Metopia, All God’s Children Gottopia Greta Thunberg. Photo: Stefan Müller (climate stuff) from Germany, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Progress is the realization of Utopias. —Oscar Wilde Tales of the Trickster are the oldest stories known to humanity. As a timeless archetype, they show up throughout histories past, present, and even future. They…

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Do Instructional Videos Work? [commentary on Ye and his pal Donald]

November 14, 2022

The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is . . . that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world…is being destroyed. Hanna Arendt, On Lying and Politics I’ve been fantasizing about an instructional video designed for an Audience of One, the Esteemed and Steamed…

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‘Kirkus Reviews’ Reviews “Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love”

November 10, 2022

Now ain’t that a treat. I’m pleased (happy dance emoji)! You can check it out just by clicking here.

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Giggle Along with My Four Minutes of Fame on Chicago’s WGN-TV

November 10, 2022

…which means I’ve still got another ten minutes and twenty seconds in me. Mr Warhol, I’m ready for my close-up! It’s Daytime Chicago, and I am grateful for the opportunity they gave me to get my message out. Just click the pic!

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Happy Birthday to the Creator of Rock ‘n’ Roll!

October 25, 2022

Happy Birthday, Chuck Berry! Shed 96 Tears for 96 years. That’s how old Chuck Berry would be on October 18, 2022, and we owe him big. Chuck Berry Av Ukjent/NTB Scanpix ※. Lisens: Begrenset gjenbruk When speaking of the great American artist Louis Armstrong, a musician friend reminds me, …“No Satch, No Jazz.” So may…

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