Latest Posts
-
Arthur Miller’s Irresponsibility
It seems (hat tip John and Laura) and that the famous US playwright, Arthur Miller, produced and passed on the sperm (I will not use the verb "fathered") that helped to create a son, Daniel, who had Down… Continue reading
-
Frost/Nixon
While in the city last week, I went to see Frost/Nixon, a Broadway play about the 1977 interviews done by David Frost with Richard Nixon. It was a great show. Frank Langella, who played Nixon, was masterful, as… Continue reading
-
Unblocked?
This morning I noticed a number of hits from the PRC. Since this site was blocked a couple of months ago, only one intrepid soul has gotten through regularly from China without using an anonymous proxy (I love… Continue reading
-
Abstract Expressionism
While we were in the city last week, we went to the Museum of Modern Art. My daughter had expressed an interest in Andy Warhol (her seventh grade art teacher had brought his work to her attention) and… Continue reading
-
So, America Is A Confucian Society…
Sorry for another drop-off in blogging: we went into New York City for a Yankee game (they lost) and a show (Frost/Nixon). More on the trip tomorrow. This evening I saw this AP story and had to post… Continue reading
-
Scooter
I have been posting more on baseball these days – it just happens that way. But I beg the indulgence of readers not interested in the game for yet another post today. Phil Rizzuto died. … Continue reading
-
Childhood
Should we consider childhood a distinct phase of life, separated by some level of maturity and knowledge from adulthood, or should we understand it as a synchronic moment in a larger dynamic process of life which cannot be… Continue reading
-
Brian Cashman, Taoist Sage, Again…
The New York Yankees are winning again. But just a month or so ago, there was much anxiety among the Yankee faithful – the team was losing then, the trade deadline of July 31 was looming, and it… Continue reading
-
Taoist Thoughts on Herbert Spencer
I read a review/essay in The New Yorker last night on Herbert Spencer, the 19th century (mostly: he died in 1903) thinker/philosopher famous for the idea of "social Darwinism." Many thoughts came to mind, mostly of a Taoist… Continue reading
-
Beach Way
The beach environment is starkly different from the mountain surroundings I am used to. No hills on the horizon. The ocean runs open and flat and expansive. Way is vast: Click on… Continue reading
The Useless Tree 