My Thoughts and the Thoughts of Others

A Country That Can’t Sing

January 2, 2020May 30, 2020 redwa1106Leave a comment

I found this among some notes that I had written in 2010. Sadly, they are more true today in 2020 than then. “The white cracker who wrote the national anthem knew what he was doing. He set the word ‘free’ to a note so high nobody can reach it.” From Tony Kushner's, Angels in America.… Continue reading A Country That Can’t Sing

Where I lived and what I lived for.

January 1, 2020January 2, 2020 redwa1106Leave a comment

I enter this venture for purely selfish reasons. The first is simple - I love to write. The second reason is as simple as the first, I love to collect the ideas and words of others. You may recognize the title of this section, "Where I lived and what I lived for" as a selection… Continue reading Where I lived and what I lived for.