Writing Music

by | Nov 9, 2009 | The Public Humanist

Another post for the Public Humanist! This time explaining why I am not a public humanist: Recently, I worked on a project to develop a website for a PBS series called Keeping Score, a production of the San Francisco Symphony that presents classical music in the...

On Being the Right Size

by | Nov 9, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

I’m several days into Leslea Newman’s 30 poems in 30 days challenge. I’m finding it oddly easy to generate lines every day, but I am quite curious to see if, 30 days from now, they’ll prove to be anything other than clever mash-ups of words. It...

Thank heavens, Springfield

by | Nov 9, 2009 | On Springfield

I can’t say I’ve always understood the decisions made by the Springfield electorate. Electing Mike Albano to multiple terms, even over such superior candidates as Charlie Ryan (in 1995) and Paul Caron (in 2001)? Robotically returning the same batch of...