Dear Dan Levy, I love Schitt’s Creek. It’s one of the comfort-watch shows that is getting me through the pandemic, and if I were still at the fan-fic stage of my life, I’d be Mary Sue-ing without shame. You and your family–on both sides of the camera–have given the world a gift, and I’m so, so thankful. I’m just a
Read moreWhat makes football players cry? Maybe losing a game, but I haven’t seen that…often. In fairness, that could be because my school’s team has more than their share of experience at dealing with loss. No, the television show Glee got it right tonight, which is something I have only very rarely been able to say. Finn, the football player and
Read moreWhen people write about Davy Jones’ death, “Daydream Believer” will probably be the song mentioned most. That’s a favorite song of mine, of course, but the one that impacted me most was Shades of Grey. When this song came out, I was in elementary school–maybe junior high. I appreciate the irony of this being my favorite Monkees song; it begins
Read moreNote: I taught a class called Literature for Musicians, and one of their projects was to create a playlist of their life. I limited it to 10 or 15 songs, and they had to write about each song and why it is on their playlist. This is one of the samples I wrote for them. Musically, this song is the
Read moreNote: I taught a class called Literature for Musicians, and one of their projects was to create a playlist of their life. I limited it to 10 or 15 songs, and they had to write about each song and why it is on their playlist. This is one of the samples I wrote for them. This could also be titled,
Read moreMy earliest memories involve books. I remember both of my parents reading to me, Mom reading kids’ books to me, Dad reading…..well, whatever he was reading when I climbed on his lap, I think. Probably everyone my age knows the books Captain Kangaroo read on his show–Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel jumps out at me, and I have gauzy
Read moreEpiphany #20437: WWE wrestling and strip clubs are essentially the same thing. Obvious differences, I’ll concede, but at a primal level, they function the same way. Maybe. Beyond the obvious trait the two share (waxing–lots and lots of waxing), both are vicarious proofs of Freudian principles. In Civilization and Its Discontents, Freud claims that men have certain immutable drives, and
Read moreDisclaimer: I’m a fan of media. When I finish writing this, I’m heading to watch a couple episodes of Buffy. I own an impressive collection of dvd’s and cd’s–although not as good as my daughter’s. I raised her right, I think. I have oodles and oodles of music on my Amazon cloud, which has some but not all of the
Read more2020 Note: I no longer am Methodist or want to turn Quaker, but St Clare is still my patron saint. Ok, so a Methodist who wants to turn Quaker probably shouldn’t have a patron saint. I understand that. But when I discovered St Clare, there was no choice. As a saint, she’s got impeccable creditials. She was one of St
Read moreI don’t like country music. I’ve said that till it sounds like the refrain of a classic. There’s something about it that just……I cringe. However, I looked at my iTunes downloads today and realized that my last 10 purchases have been country: LeeAnn Womack’s “Last Call,” Trace Adkins’ something about memory, three John Corbett songs, a Kenny Chesney–I don’t even
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The Wave Returns 