“I don’t consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin.” ― Leonard Cohen “For a detective or street police, the only real satisfaction… Read More ›
Month: February 2019
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU ARE AGAINST THAT DEFINES YOU, IT’S WHAT YOU ARE FOR.
“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” –Malcolm… Read More ›
WHAT NEXT?
“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” ― George… Read More ›
PLAY THE MOVIE FORWARD
Left wing, right wing, jailhouse, freedom ring Old school, new school, everything in-between Like a snowflake, no fingerprint’s the same And people are different – Florida Georgia LIne “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true… Read More ›
FAREWELL TO THE GOLD RUSH
“There are times when I can’t help thinking about the past. I know the present is the place to be. It’s always been the place to be. I know I’ve been recommended by very wise people to stay in the… Read More ›
PLAYING WHACK A MOLE WITH SCANDALS
“Because of the movies I make, people get nervous, because they think of me as difficult and angry. I am difficult and angry, but they don’t expect a sense of humor. And the only thing that gets me through is… Read More ›
WHO ARE WE HELPING?
“She believed in nothing. Only her scepticism kept her from being an atheist.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre “She could no longer borrow from the future to ease her present grief.” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter One of the biggest honors… Read More ›
PARENTING TO THE PEANUT GALLERY
“What kind of idea are you? Are you the kind that compromises, does deals, accomodates itself to society, aims to find a niche, to survive; or are you the cussed, bloody-minded, ramrod-backed type of damn fool notion that would rather… Read More ›
THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD
“A man of principles,” Jesse said. “People say that about themselves when really they only want to make you unhappy.” ― Ron Hansen, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford “Emmeline seemed to lie the way all… Read More ›
MAKE IT STOP
“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” ― Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon “Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can play weird– that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 