There are two ways of viewing the idea of sacrifice in human culture. One is a selfless gift or a waiver of gratification. The other involves a taking of life for personal gain. [Read More]
Speech to Neah-Kah-Nie High School National Honors Society: Service
What I love most is that you don’t have to be a hero to serve. No matter what little you do of it. It still helps whether it be a grandiose or subtle gesture. But, you’re either serving or not. [Read More]
Celebrating 60 Years of Disneyland and the Spiritual Undertones of Walt’s Kingdom
Disney. For many, like me, the very name delights the heart and conjures up images of whimsy and “magic.” For others, perhaps those less childish at heart, it denotes something flimsy, artificially sweet and, well, too childish. [Read More]
Christmas for All Mankind
We all have our favorite Christmas films, the ones that stir good cheer and remind us of family and home. But what of Advent, the season that culminates in that celebration? What films capture the painful waiting, struggle for peace, and desperation for change that often accompany this period before the joy? Alfonso Cuarón’s violent, R-rated Children of Men (2006) […]
A Martha Stewart Holiday
“Good evening and Welcome to my Inn. I’m Martha Stewart. There’s nothing quite as satisfying to me as preparation for a holiday.” [Read More]
Heck: Beyond the Lines
It’s ridiculous, I know, to suggest the squiggly lines of a comic can make you cry. Or that a story about a man and his mummy investigating a basement gateway to Hell can make you question your identity. [Read More]
Magic on the Necanicum
Each year, as mornings become brisk and mist pushes on shore, magic arrives on the Necanicum. I live in a small cabin near the Necanicum River’s estuary, a special corner of Northwest Oregon where a profusion of wildlife, from seagulls and eagles to salmon and elk, share the water and shore. Every morning I sit […]
Essence
Noy Phon (family name presented first) leaves Uncle’s body on July 6. Phon is Uncle’s essence. Uncle is unconscious and will remain so throughout his passing. Phon, being a fan of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, seizes the opportunity to extend his experience. He, a novice for sure, can fly high and fast in his imagination — […]
A Humble Man Defies Gravity
John William “Bill” Hammons April 25, 1948 – August 6, 2014 With wide grin and electric blue eyes, John “Bill” Hammons greeted his Creator on the 6th of August. Born in Reno and raised in the wilds of urban San Bernardino, Bill learned practical skills, a love of tools, guns, the desert, and fishing, a […]
Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light by Leonard Shlain
Last summer, I started reading Art & Physics on the recommendation of my son, who actually read it at the suggestion of a teacher a few years ago. Bottom line – get this book, even if you only look at the pictures. There’s a lot of great art in it, and the illustrations explaining the physics concepts are excellent. [Read more]
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