“I don’t know how it all got started,“Don’t know what they’re doing tonight.” Little Bobby Zimmerman wrote those words in a song called “Tangled up in … more

“Too many notes, dear Mozart, too many notes.“Just as many as necessary, Your Majesty.” That really doesn’t have a lot to do with today’s little excursion into … more

Dear Editor,As of today (Tuesday, May 10) I have sat for 75 consecutive days downtown at the corner of Main and Stephenson, reminding folks to pray for Ukraine and its people.It has been an amazing … more

Dear Editor,“One ring to rule them all and in the darkness bind them.” I borrow this line with respect to the late J.R.R. Tolkien.Today, the “ring of power” is the … more

“Now I’ve found somebody new and you will never break my heart in two again.” That’s an old song called “I Told You So.” I chose those words today because, well … more

“Soon you will come to know,“When the bullet hits the bone.”Those are lyrics from the Dutch band Golden Earring’s 1982 album “Twilight Zone.” It was their only big … more

“There could be no jealousy over my poetry.“It’s my weakest quality, no vocabulary.” That song was released in 1982 on the second of two self-titled albums by this band. … more

Nobody knows you when you’re down and out.In your pocket, not one penny.As for friends, you don’t have many. If you are as OCD as am I, you might notice I didn’t put quotation … more