Talent or Experience?
As in the case of life as we know it to be, all answers are dependent on both experience and talent. Unless that is, you fall into one of the many cases of those too young to understand either or both terminologies. In the world of the subjective art form, early on talent — which is...
Read More Storm
We shall weather this stormThen, standing high on our hillWithout the aid of any other’s handIn truth, few other than one has been offeredNot smiling with contentmentFor before us, yet left to be conqueredRaising higherA spire never reached in a human lifetimeOur newest goal God’s wish still to be determined -HK
Read More To Russia With Love
It came as a shock to me, the first time I was interviewed live by a radio host and discovered that there were actually people listening to us. It’s difficult to remember; it was quite a while ago. At the time, there was an abundance of late night talk radio going on in Los Angeles....
Read More The Happiest of July Fourth Celebrations
Around this great country of ours, another imbalance exists. I, of course, am duty bound to point it out to those of you who may have missed it. The celebration of the founding of our country has been a time-honored event. Now, where in the world do Americans enjoy the festivities more than on...
Read More Confusion Prevails
A loquacious little boy – talkative, voluble, communicative, expansive, garrulous, unreserved, chatty, gossipy, gossiping, informal, the gift of gab, gabby, gassy, motor-mouthed, talky, windy. — How great is this kid? — Let’s elect the intrusionary little bastard! — Wait a minute, that’s not being fair of me. — How do I know he’s a...
Read More Government Within Our Country
Our Korean professor made his point with utmost certainty: “The United States of America is a republic; meaning the supreme power is in the hands of the people, and the elected officials said people elect to serve them.” It was late 1953, or early 1954. The place was a school lecture hall on campus at...
Read More I’ve Decided
By executive order, I hereby instruct my newly appointed Attorney General, Catherine Kalmenson, to disband the organization now known as the Internal Revenue Service with total prejudice and malice. I hereby immediately dissolve the federal agency known as The Internal Revenue Service. By executive order, I hereby establish a new American Army, to function...
Read More Politically Speaking
–> I hate politics with a passion. The system has turned into one our Founding Fathers could not have possibly envisioned. As I grow older, the despising becomes more intense. Politicians appear to take great pride in their cultivated abilities to never answer questions directly. Ask a politician a direct question and their first response...
Read More Veterans’ Circle
It was usually quiet when these gentlemen met to shake hands and to relive some moments of shared sacrifice. It was always the same – in amongst tress and seated around an oversized redwood picnic table. It began with twelve, and now the years had taken half of them away. Nevertheless, each Memorial Day remained...
Read More There’s a Person in Here
Easy, there’s a person in here. With no inclination to stop, they pushed their way past. My mind’s eye: “MME” There’s a person in here. Who cares anyway? No need to look inside. Judgment is easy when derived by way of the superficial imprint of one’s human appearance. Calabasas where lifestyles are those most only...
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