So how cool is this? Here is my father-in-law posing with an example of one of the most iconic and socioculturally charged road signs in the world. Lea and her family put this between 1961 and 1964. Marvelous! Wish he was still here for me to ask him about it.
I read a marvelous piece on forgiveness this morning. The ongoing blurring between genuine contrition and “I’m sorry I got caught,” on all-too-regular display when someone prominent “apologizes,” angers me. On those occasions when I must apologize, I try to a) make sure I’m sincere before I offer it; and b) examine carefully what I’m … Read more
Of all the options I have for enjoying obscenely high volume from the home theater, I always reach for the opening titles of Superman first. It’s “only” decent surround encoding coupled with a fine orchestral theme, and doubtless most would reach for something effects-laden instead. I just have a soft spot for it. (In my … Read more