'Cosmopolis'

INDEED the author Don DeLillo is an incredible modernist.  His stories articulate a provocative verbal  landscape that is thick with so much meaning and drive.  When one reads his work entitled 'Cosmopolis' one finds out that this man can really sculpt a fascinating mod story.

Wynton Kelly...Superb Jazz

PIANIST Wynton Kelly is so profound.  When one listens to the man with his brilliant concepts on the keyboard...it is fantastic.

Flannery O'Connor

THE VIGOROUS STYLE of Flannery O'Connor is remarkable.  This writer can come up with good stories that work so well.  'Wise Blood' is a great work to enjoy by the incomparable Ms. O'Connor.

Culture and Elmore Leonard

ELMORE LEONARD  is a very gifted writer.  His characters spring full grown from the printed page.  He has a sense of conjuring up gritty scenes that hold the reader's interest. Much like Damon Runyon, Mr. Leonard can make his characters really stir people with their unusual goings-on.  Leonard's novel, 'Get Shorty' is a "cool" modernist story that engages our souls so well.

Such A Beautiful Day

GORGEOUS AFTERNOON:  I enjoy the autumn days like this one.  Plenty of good sunshine.  The poetic aspects of my soul are invigorated with the exciting colors of fall.

Stan Getz Quartet with Chet Baker

GETZ AND BAKER are so dynamic.  The sax sound of Stan Getz is lovely and the unusual trumpet sound of Chet Baker is rhapsodies incarnate. The men's version of the lilting tune 'My Ideal' is memorable.

'The Human Stain'

GRAND DAY:  Watched again a clever film called 'The Human Stain.'  This movie with Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman is a grand tour of many mental oddities.  It is a robust story that showcases poignant performances by Hopkins and Kidman.