Forgive Me Carol King

(11:48 AM) I'm on the phone with a co-worker in another building. Suddenly, my building starts shaking and…

The War

It is mid-summer in Southern California. The morning coastal fog doesn’t burn off until about 10 AM. Comic-Con starts this week and there are no tickets available (not that I would go, but I digress).  This entry is about the war that has been going on for more than five years. It is a war that has taken a personal and financial toll on me. They are terrorists and I personally know the harm they can do. I do not care that they, as some of liberal bent might argue, are right to call me and mine, the terrorist. All I know is that they are dangerous and no expense will be spared to make them history.

They …they are the gophers in my backyard.

A Letter to a Fire Lord – The Avatar Finale

Last night, a fine and well written animated program, Avatar: The Last Airbender, came to a close. The finale did not disappoint. It was full of action and an outstanding musical score by the team of Zuckerman & Wynn, which in of itself was sufficient reason to watch the program. It wasn’t afraid to give fanservice and there was certainly a lot of that. But what I found absolutely fascinating was the fact that fifteen minutes into the finale I realized I was watching a different story than I thought I was going to watch.

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