Podcast S6E5: A Vow of Silence and the Mongolian Rhapsody
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Commonplace Book, June 16, 2023
Notes from my recent reading…. “There are editors who will always feel guilty that they aren’t writers. I can write perfectly well—anybody who’s educated can write perfectly well. It’s very, very hard, and I just don’t like the activity. Whereas reading is like breathing.” Robert Gottlieb, Avid Reader: A Life “He never squandered an hour …Continue Reading »
S6E4: If Your Phone’s Not Ringing, It’s Me
Do unexpected calls on your smart phone send you into panic mode? Should people text before calling? Do you hate text messages too? Is AI the end of the world as we know it? Stan discusses these pressing issues and more, including this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners, the travails of our beloved Braves, and the …Continue Reading »
The Second Time is Never the Charm
President Joe Biden announced last week that he will seek a second term. For some, the power of the presidency is irresistible. Almost no one walks away voluntarily from seeking a second term. Lyndon Johnson was the last man who did in 1968, but only after Vietnam and domestic unrest combined to nearly destroy his …Continue Reading »
The Watchman’s Gone
“Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?” Gordon Lightfoot died on Monday, May 1, a transcendent singer and songwriter and one of the most talented and iconic musicians in the second half of the 20th century. I have loved his music from the moment …Continue Reading »