Monthly Archives: May 2023

MAY 20, SATURDAY

LIBERAL PERSPECTIVE ON MAGA VALUES Yesterday I tried to see from a MAGA perspective and was left realizing that their perspective made sense. But of course, from a liberal perspective their perspective doesn’t make any sense at all. From a

MAY 20, SATURDAY

LIBERAL PERSPECTIVE ON MAGA VALUES Yesterday I tried to see from a MAGA perspective and was left realizing that their perspective made sense. But of course, from a liberal perspective their perspective doesn’t make any sense at all. From a

MAY 19, FRIDAY

MAGA ATTITUDES TO LIBERALS Yesterday I tried to empathize with the MAGA perspective while at the same time not being charitable to them. And of course the MAGA attitudes toward liberals weren’t and aren’t too charitable either. The embrace of

MAY 19, FRIDAY

MAGA ATTITUDES TO LIBERALS Yesterday I tried to empathize with the MAGA perspective while at the same time not being charitable to them. And of course the MAGA attitudes toward liberals weren’t and aren’t too charitable either. The embrace of

MAY 18, THURSDAY

DISTANCE THROUGH EMPATHY The second step for me, once I step back, as I was suggesting yesterday, and try to depersonalize the tension and try to put some objective distant between me and the polarization between MAGA Republicans and liberal

MAY 18, THURSDAY

DISTANCE THROUGH EMPATHY The second step for me, once I step back, as I was suggesting yesterday, and try to depersonalize the tension and try to put some objective distant between me and the polarization between MAGA Republicans and liberal

MAY 17, WEDNESDAY

DISTANCE I didn‘t stop writing a week ago, I just got stuck with trying to figure out for myself how to deal with the polarization in the United States between MAGA conservatives and Democratic liberals. The next five days will

MAY 17, WEDNESDAY

DISTANCE I didn‘t stop writing a week ago, I just got stuck with trying to figure out for myself how to deal with the polarization in the United States between MAGA conservatives and Democratic liberals. The next five days will

MAY 16, TUESDAY

TORN PAGE Tony and LeeAnn Torn invited us to stay at their house, Torn Page, where Tony grew up with his parents the actor Rip Torn and his wife the stage and academy award winning actress Geraldine Page. Their house

MAY 16, TUESDAY

TORN PAGE Tony and LeeAnn Torn invited us to stay at their house, Torn Page, where Tony grew up with his parents the actor Rip Torn and his wife the stage and academy award winning actress Geraldine Page. Their house

MAY 16, TUESDAY

TORN PAGE Tony and LeeAnn Torn invited us to stay at their house, Torn Page, where Tony grew up with his parents the actor Rip Torn and his wife the stage and academy award winning actress Geraldine Page. Their house

MAY 16, TUESDAY

TORN PAGE Tony and LeeAnn Torn invited us to stay at their house, Torn Page, where Tony grew up with his parents the actor Rip Torn and his wife the stage and academy award winning actress Geraldine Page. Their house

MAY 15, MONDAY

CHILDREN’S ART AT THE GUGGENHEIM One exhibit at the Guggenheim in New York City that I didn’t mention was an exhibit of children’s drawings. The Guggenheim has major locations in New York City and Bilbao, Spain. An interesting exhibit was

MAY 15, MONDAY

CHILDREN’S ART AT THE GUGGENHEIM One exhibit at the Guggenheim in New York City that I didn’t mention was an exhibit of children’s drawings. The Guggenheim has major locations in New York City and Bilbao, Spain. An interesting exhibit was

MAY 14, SATURDAY

SICILY/TUSCANY/NAOUSSA Finally GOING.COM came through again. Flying to Italy today was again briefly inexpensive. This time I booked the ticket immediately before it could slip away. This time instead of Charlotte to Rome for $606, it was Asheville to Milan

MAY 14, SATURDAY

SICILY/TUSCANY/NAOUSSA Finally GOING.COM came through again. Flying to Italy today was again briefly inexpensive. This time I booked the ticket immediately before it could slip away. This time instead of Charlotte to Rome for $606, it was Asheville to Milan

MAY 13, SATURDAY

MEMORIES OF CENTRAL PARK Saturday was a Central Park kind of day in Asheville. The sun was shining and the air was cool. On Tueday Leeann took us for a walk through to Central Park after our visit to the

MAY 13, SATURDAY

MEMORIES OF CENTRAL PARK Saturday was a Central Park kind of day in Asheville. The sun was shining and the air was cool. On Tueday Leeann took us for a walk through to Central Park after our visit to the

MAY 12, FRIDAY

DEATH AND LUCK On Friday morning Tom Showalter‘s older brother, John (both retired from teaching at Warren Wilson), joined us at McDonalds for the senior coffee or WWC old man‘s club. We old guys have been meeting for 12 years.

MAY 12, FRIDAY

DEATH AND LUCK On Friday morning Tom Showalter‘s older brother, John (both retired from teaching at Warren Wilson), joined us at McDonalds for the senior coffee or WWC old man‘s club. We old guys have been meeting for 12 years.