On the Lost Art of Public Whistling
A few years before he passed away, my father sent us a clipping of a New York Times editorial on the vanished art of public whistling. I say “sent us” […]
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Bring Back Recreational Reading
By the end of my senior year of high school in 1974, I had read Pierre Boulle’s Planet of the Apes three times, Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Oddyssy, […]
Lucy: Another Popular Swipe at Boring Old Literacy?
In summer, my wife and I, both teachers, have afternoons free and can pay matinee prices. The other day, we saw Lucy, the new film starring Scarlett Johansen and Morgan […]
After a Night at the Gallery: Reflections from a Proud Father
Last night, I played the role of proud papa as I attended my daughter’s first art talk at the Pomona Framehouse/ Main Street Gallery. Toiling alongside her mentor, Bill Catling, […]
Why Keep a Journal
Writing in a journal might seem the pastime of a bygone era. Mention it and we picture someone with a dreamy look and a sketch pad in a meadow under […]