What advice would you give to your teenage self? My title of course references the song by Kajagoogoo. Now, if I gave advice to my teenage self, would he listen? There’s a famous quote by Goethe who suggests that young people never listen to their elders and that they have to discover things on theirContinue reading “Too Shy, Too Shy…”
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Go, Go, Goethe!
Who is your favorite historical figure? Frequent readers of my blog will know exactly who my favorite historical figure is. And others will probably know, too, since I gave it away in my title. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is best known for writing Faust (Parts One and Two), but there was so much more toContinue reading “Go, Go, Goethe!”
Countries to Visit?
What countries do you want to visit? I was going to begin with a list of places I did not want to visit, but thought that sounded negative, so I’ll begin with the positive “where I do want to go” places. Since we already have a trip to the UK planned for this fall (England,Continue reading “Countries to Visit?”
Life Before the Internet
Do you remember life before the internet? I do remember life before the internet. I spent many happy years there. And while I don’t think we should go back, there are some developments I do wish had never happened. When I first heard about it, the internet seemed to be full of promise. I thought,Continue reading “Life Before the Internet”
Quote Me!
Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? Thinking about quotations I live by, I come up with three: from Goethe, from life, and from me. The first comes from Goethe’s Faust. I’ve often commented on how I find that work inspiring. Even in retirement, I find myself unableContinue reading “Quote Me!”
Deep Fake Boob-AI-ies [Maybe NSFW]
A few years ago, I wrote Virtual Obsession. In this work, that follows the structure of Goethe’s Faust, a college professor discovers that one of the students in his Faust seminar works as a cam girl and that, as he becomes more involved with her, realizes that she is not his Gretchen or Helen (aspectsContinue reading “Deep Fake Boob-AI-ies [Maybe NSFW]”
Faust: Ever Striving
My encounters with literature, whether dramatic or narrative, have been wide-ranging. From the briefest (the poems of Richard Brautigan, as tightly constructed as any haiku) to the epic works of Neal Stephenson and Thomas Pynchon (I read Gravity’s Rainbow three times), my reading list has been extensive. Of course I’ve only scratched the surface ofContinue reading “Faust: Ever Striving”
Abandon Perfection
Buckle up: this is a long one. And it might be my TED Talk. People in my circle have often heard me assert this statement: Abandon perfection. You can never achieve perfection. But you can always strive for excellence. I have seen so many people trying to achieve the perfect result. Usually what happens isContinue reading “Abandon Perfection”
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