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Ever since I first heard Acoustic Blues I was hooked. It is more intimate, lyrical, and hits me on a deeper level than Electric Blues ever has.. Here is one of the legends, Lightnin’ Hopkins. Enjoy! Read more
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After rereading Doyle’s “The Lost World,” I decided to reread another Lost World tale, this one The Land that Time Forgot, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Unlike many boys my age, I never read any Edgar Rice Burroughs (or Hardy Boys for that matter) when I was young. Tarzan was familiar, of course, from television, the Read more
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In challenging times, hope is essential and yet difficult to always find. Here are some quotes about St. Francis and the nature of hope and religion from The Road to Assisi, by Paul Sabatier. On the Reformation:“The Reformation only substituted the authority of the book for that of the priest; it is a change of Read more
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“The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.” ~ Jimmy Carter Read more
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Throwback Thursdays” at ClimbingSky feature posts I wrote over a 15 year period for various blogs. This was first posted on November 4, 2011. I have been thinking lately of poems about stars or poems where lines about stars figure prominently. There are many. For the month of November, MontanaWriter will be featuring a few old and new favorite-poems Read more
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This fall I was apparently in the mood to reread old favorites. That meant, as I have reviewed them here, books like Dracula, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and of course, Sherlock Holmes. For today I am reviewing another old favorite that is a different kind of creation from the imagination Read more
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I have been thinking about essential poets. Poets that I feel must be read. Or better yet, that I must re-read. So I made for myself a quick list of essential poets (in no particular order): Reviewing the list now, I see a number of holes (Victorians, contemporary), but overall I think I am satisfied with it. Read more
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Jazz is a moment of transcendent time. It happens once, and because of that, it is all the sweeter. Here is one of my favorite videos of a truly transcendent moment. Perfect for a Monday. Watch Billie Holiday’s face when Lester Young begins to play. Ivey Divey! Enjoy! Read more
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When I reread poets, I like to reread the same volume I first read. I like to see my old notes and the lines I underlined 10, 20, 30, 40+ years ago, and to add new marks and notes. I do the same when I read the Bible. I have an old New Oxford RSV Read more
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I write this as I am sitting in Ames, Iowa, at the Ames Public Library. It is Pride Day here in Ames, and the library seems to be its operational headquarters. Outside along the street and down the adjacent intersecting downtown streets, there are many booths, a big stage, and everywhere you look, people in Read more
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