Daedalian CIMA

Good word, huh? It’s lovely that something good could come out of something so frustrating. I hope I used it correctly. The History Boys would know, but where do you find teenagers that well-educated these days? Even Ask-Me-Anything-Hal never heard the word...

Like A Rolling Stone

How does it feelHow does it feelTo be on your ownWith no direction homeLike a complete unknownLike a rolling stone?   –  Bob Dylan, 1965To my gypsy Mom, this sounds like a little slice of heaven. Especially the "To be on your own" part....

Lackluster

That was Dreamgirls for me. The movie did have its moments. But I saw Dreamgirls on Broadway. Film has a hard time going up against live theatre for magic. Not only that, they took out the song from whence came my 4M (my memorable movie moment): "Even though my...

Life Is Difficult.

So said Scott Peck so famously in his book, The Road Less Traveled. When I was in my 20’s and thought I ought to read such an important work, I got as far as that sentence – the first one on the first page. Then I slammed the book shut and thought,...

Suddenly So Normal

Over the past 10 days or so, we’ve all been noticing aloud how normal our lives seem these days. Even though every single solitary thing about our lives has changed dramatically since January 28, 2006. Right down to the weather. We lived at sweltering sea level...

Costa Rica’s Creed

You see this written on the back of most of the old buses, the old Bluebirds. It means "Where the people are friendly." Ain’t it the truth!