Erasing the Other
In the 1870’s, a man named Richard Pratt decided to use his Army training and experience (setting up a prison program) to design American schools for indigenous youth who were … Continue reading
Karma Will Get You?
As I write, lightning is flashing above our house, occasionally slashing sideways through a fury of wind that pelts our tortured trees with stinging, needle-stripping rain. This fragment of Armageddon … Continue reading
Hail to the Boss!
Remember when, if someone told you multi-national corporations run the world, you would’ve laughed? But the idea was never funny. Back then, the guilty corporations disguised their influence and their … Continue reading
In Celebration of Optimism
Times can become so dark that you start feeling like you’re walking around in emotional shadow, waiting for the next disappointment. Too much bad news. Too much corruption and degradation … Continue reading
When You Turn On the Lights…
Usually when a film talks about what lies beneath, the thing below is demonic, a vampire mutant, or commandos waiting for the signal to destroy. I wasn’t sure what to … Continue reading
Don’t Hear This!
The moment in the film A FEW GOOD MEN when Jack Nicholson declares, “You can’t handle the truth!” is a classic. Personally, I’m severely annoyed when anyone intimates there’s something … Continue reading
Laughing When Nothing Seems Funny
One way to stay sane in an insane world is to laugh. Laughter eases tensions and gives us better wrinkles. However, with the dire specters of death and domination looming … Continue reading
Memories or Miracles
Memories. The word conjures images of times and people gone by—hopefully happy memories. But memories don’t have to be happy. Neither do they have to be true. We store our … Continue reading
Self-Destruct!
In the sci-fi parody GALAXY QUEST, Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver struggle to activate the manual shut-off for self-destruct that aliens have set in motion to blow up their spaceship. … Continue reading
Leaning on the Press
Remember your high school newspaper? I attended different schools and worked on their papers. Two featured typical well-meaning articles that sounded like the excessively toady book reports I wrote in … Continue reading
