Book Review: A Mirror of America

We all know what happened in 2016 during the Presidential Election of Donald Trump. But do we know WHY it happened? There was plenty of speculation to go around for sure. But Mark Jabbour’s book Election 2016: The Great Divide, The Great Debate explains it on so many different levels that it becomes clear there … Continue reading Book Review: A Mirror of America

Tier Ranking Conversations

Good afternoon. Today - for fun, entertainment, and thought - I'm going to tier rank conversations. Because the art of conversation has gotten so confusing, with all the recent technological advances. In a continuation of my last blog post, In Conversation. I've broken up some of the styles and situations, and added a few more. In … Continue reading Tier Ranking Conversations

In Conversation

There are many types of conservations. I have my preferred ones; but they all have meaning. Value? That depends. Let's get into it. Types: Intimate, or between two people only Public, with an audience, known and unknown Private, within a small group or with one's self Situations and Styles: In a therapy session In a … Continue reading In Conversation

Election 2016: Book Review

Election 2016: The Great Divide, The Great Debate by Mark Jabbour Xlibris book review by Mihir Shah "Clinton is wrong in that regard. It doesn’t take a village to raise a child; it takes a man, a father (with help, of course)." On the surface, what appears to be a text delving into the perfect … Continue reading Election 2016: Book Review

Podcast with my son on Spotify

It's been a while since my last post. I'm sorry. I've been having doubts about the why of it all. Anyway, a few weeks ago I was a guest on my son's (Jake) podcast with his cohost Gilli Nissim. It's Earwolf Presents and is out of LA. Where Jake and Gilli are comedians and writers. They've been … Continue reading Podcast with my son on Spotify

Yellowstone Fantasy

The Yellowstone Fantasy is a world evoked by dreams of a time, place, and people that never existed, in the real world. Yellowstone is a TV series (yes, I came late to) about a man, John Dutton, his family, and cattle ranch in Montana in contemporary America. (They have cell phones, etc.) The show is the most … Continue reading Yellowstone Fantasy

Cortez the Killer: smash or pass

Recently I saw a classical musician's reaction to Neil Young's Cortez the Killer. Water filled my eyes. The song has always been one of my all time favorites. Young broke it out on his 1975 album Zuma. It is about Cortez, Moetezuma II, war and peace. In the 16th Century! Seems relevant given the state of … Continue reading Cortez the Killer: smash or pass