My sister-in-law sent these videos in. The first is a story in two minutes. Enjoy.

The second is a 1982 short by Tim Burton, one of my favorite story tellers.
Apparently I am not the only part-time dilletant in the family.
And here is a third, just discovered (at the end of the list on the Vincent [...]

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If you have five minutes to spare, here’s an entertaining and mildly elucidating look at evil. I’m reminded of Fractured Fairytales, actually, for those of you old enough or young enough to know who Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle Moose might be.

See what I mean?

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A sincere welcome to some new users. Ed Stapleton, whose acquaintance we made some time ago at musical gatherings at Jack and Penny Hartwell’s house. Welcome to you, sir. We look forward to your input.
Psuedonomynous users include challengertx and Political_Outsider. And thanks to Political_Outsider for his kind words on the poem we posted this morning. [...]

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I recommend Paul Krugman’s column today for some straight discussion of an often skewed topic, poverty.

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News today from the Public Works department, two weeks later: I need to file a request for information with the city Secretary.
Now why didn’t I think of that?

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Here’s a poem I wrote for my father-in-law. Bill Trenfield was powerfully interested in history and the good of society. He was a professor of education at Ball State University, a profession he chose because he believed he could help make his country a better place by helping it to become better educated. We had [...]

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