A Buyer’s Market by Anthony Powell The second novel of Powell’s twelve novel series, A Dance to the Music of… Read more A Buyer’s Market
Month: September 2021
A Question of Upbringing
A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell A Question of Upbringing is the first novel of the twelve novels that… Read more A Question of Upbringing
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin Jim and I saw a production of Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin at Santa Fe this… Read more Eugene Onegin
The Existence of a Higher Power
The basis of any spiritual system is the recognition of something greater than yourself: something beyond you that also includes… Read more The Existence of a Higher Power
Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography
Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography, by Harlow Robinson I’m always happy to read books recommended by friends. This is a book… Read more Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography
Hello, Again!
This morning I’ll say, “Hello” for the first time to most of you. But we already know each other in… Read more Hello, Again!
Playing the Palace
Playing the Palace by Paul Rudnick Paul Rudnick is perhaps best known for his 1993 play, Jeffrey, and for writing… Read more Playing the Palace
Ready, Set…
I’m excited to get started with this new (for me) ministry with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Kern County. Though… Read more Ready, Set…
Galapagos
Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut After I recently re-read Slaughter-House Five, I shared that I had read all of Vonnegut’s early… Read more Galapagos