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Athens is a nightmare that occasionally turns sublime. I thought of making this a “for me,” subjective sentence, but Lena feels much the same way. She did so when she lived and worked here. The folks we know here say the place is crazy and, for the life of me,Continue Reading

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I just read this article today in our local paper and thought that the chef David McMillan articulated very nicely a certain type of male bonding over shared existental vulnerabilities. McMillan is also an artist and family man in addition to successful entrepreneur. As our patriarchial society puts inordinate pressureContinue Reading

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Was told that Athens is considered to be a top graffiti city in Europe.  Not hard to believe, given what is an impressive urban “gallery” space. So many dense inner city quarters, so many surfaces and structures.  A thick patina covers the extensive collection provided by artists who are alsoContinue Reading

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Richard Nixon represented the narrow interests of middle America’s shopkeepers (the Silent Majority) by being born into their camp and then climbing up the political ladder to the pinacle using grit, smarts and moral rectitude all the while working dutifully within the established two party system. Trump, with no politicalContinue Reading

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Not sure where to situate this, but I’ll put it here.  As I go into the 12 Rules book, I am uneasy about the defence of dominance position it adopts which I can see easily becoming an apology for authoritarianism.  So I’ve been drawn to another Youtube blogging phenom, Joe Rogan. Continue Reading