The Very Thin Man
I get by with a little help from my imaginary friends.
Musings on Freedom
My Father always presides at the Passover Seder in my head. He would remind us that this is our annual opportunity to leave the petty slaveries we create or allow behind us and to be and live our best—a good lesson, whatever your tradition. On Passover we tell the story of the 4 generations of children– the wise, the wicked, the simple and the ignorant–and how to pass along our heritage to each of them. We can usually find a piece of our self in each story.
Bogie
My first Bogie period began in 1973, at Berkeley. And it didn’t seem like a weird juxtaposition at the time. I went through a lot of the oeuvre again at the beginning of the century (my, doesn’t that ooze with scope.) It’s amazing how different the cigarette smoke looks to us. But otherwise…there’s still a beguiling rhythm and charm.
Spring Cleaning
It seems like a natural time to clean all the dust bunnies from underneath the furniture and scrub all the surfaces–especially after doing taxes and other drudgery of the season. And what about the detritus of the mind?