memory street

Right now, I’m sitting at the coffee-house half a block away from where my son first lost faith in me as Omniscient Parent. We were sitting in the old green Jeep, on our way to somewhere, waiting at the traffic light, when he asked me a question about chemistry for his science class — he Continue reading memory street

music for airports

OK, I should know more about Brian Eno other than that he makes non-normal music (this is a good thing, by the way). Just got his Music for Airports, which rumor assures me is a classic. Tis an ambient set of music, chilly and slow, with a real piano coupled with electronic effects. It would Continue reading music for airports

further elaboration

I could write my own opinions down. In fact, I do, with startling (to me, at any rate) frequency. But Phyllis Chesler does it so well…. The Brownshirts of Our Time […]Instead, I took a deep breath and said that I did not respect people who hijacked airplanes or hijacked conferences or who, at this Continue reading further elaboration