Category Archives: Essays

But I’ve Got Nothing to Hide

    But I’ve Got Nothing to Hide “Everybody’s got something to hide except me and my monkey” (John Lennon) I was reading some of the articles we wrote on privacy back in 2002 and 2003 and realized things have gotten even worse. We thought privacy was scarce back then, but it’s extinct now. We live in an… Read More »

Thirty-Six Minutes

    Thirty-Six Minutes This is not going to be anything like “60 Minutes”. Well, maybe a tad influenced by Andy Rooney. So anyway… the older I get the more skeptical I get. I can’t help it. Once you’ve seen it all before, you’ve seen it all before and it gets harder for hooligans to pull the wool… Read More »

I’d Love to be a Painter

    I’d Love to be a Painter “Because I could not stop for death — He kindly stopped for me…” Emily Dickinson – 1830-1886 It’s been a warm and beautiful summer this summer. For some, it’s been a little hot. But for me, it has been one of the best summers I can remember. There has been… Read More »

Looking Back

    Looking Back I was thinking… yes, I know… sometimes that’s not a good thing. And it occurred to me that I spent a great deal of my time in my youth wasting precious time: Chasing girls, hanging out in bars with buddies, skipping classes in college — yet still getting passing grades – dreaming impossible dreams… ridiculous… Read More »

Words

    Words “You think that I don’t even mean A single word I say… It’s only words and words are all I have To take your heart away…” (Bee Gees) Last night I heard an old song by the Bee Gees called “Words”. I’ve always liked that song and I had not heard it in a long… Read More »

Rainy Day Musings

    Rainy Day Musings The sound of rain falling, cascading down the eaves, rushing to be free. The gloomy rainy day provides the perfect backdrop and the perfect soundtrack for a pensive day. A perfect day for quiet and disparate musings. Sometimes I feel so sad and lost, but I realized today, I cannot even manage to… Read More »