cecil vortex"...today's equivalent to the Saturday Evening Post..."The time of legends- June 12, 2008 Thinking a lot lately about the time of legends. Not as far back as dragons or unicorns. Or even King Arthur. I've been reading up on that not-so-distant moment in our American history when a band of Famous Artists put out the word that they were looking for people who enjoyed drawing. Can you imagine that A Famous Artists School, right here in the U.S "It started over 18 years ago when a group of America's most successful artists...met in New York City. They knew that all over America...http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/06/12/the_time_of_legends.html A little part of me- June 12, 2008 I was talking with a pal about how my 10-year-old daughter would still like to be 8 years old, and she said "You know, a little part of all of us is still 8 years old." And it's really true. For example, thanks to these skin lotions I've been using for the last 32 years, my feet are 8 years old. At the time, I thought it was a great idea. I don't know why. It just seemed like a cool thing to do. But now I think it's kind of gross....http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/06/11/a_little_part_of_me.html Fresh starts- June 10, 2008 I bought a new wallet last weekend and this time I'm gonna get it right. I think I must be 0-6 on wallets over the past two decades. Each one, destroyed by me stuffing it full of receipts. No more. I say those who don't study history, with regard to their wallets, are doomed to repeat history with regard to their wallets! Well, I've studied my history. So alright then. In related "fresh-start" news, I've decided I'm giving up on cursive. I gave cursive a fair chance. But who am I...http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/06/10/fresh_starts.html Why Obama Will Win- June 9, 2008 One reason above all: he has a fired up base. All the more fired up as the choice on the war becomes clear. McCain has a base that's, at best, ambivalent. He's their Lieberman. The betrayer. Independents love that. But the base, not so much. Bush had an army of free volunteers. McCain will have empty offices........http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/06/09/why_obama_will_win.html A moment of appreciation- June 4, 2008 It's not a small thing, to beat the Clintons in a Democractic primary. In so many ways, it's as shocking as beating a sitting president in a primary, something that's so hard to do, Teddy couldn't pull it off with all the Kennedy glory and resources on his side, against a sad-sack Jimmy Carter. It's not a small thing....http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/06/03/a_moment_of_appreciation.html The Passion of Dwight Schrute- June 2, 2008 I watched The Passion of the Christ the other night. I'm Jewish and I've had this itch to see it and judge for myself whether it was anti-semitic. Sure enough, most of the non-pre-Christian Jews in the movie are weasels. But then about a third of the way through, we meet the Roman guards. And they're even worse. Monstrous, in fact. Then a bit later, a few Jewish characters show up who are downright human. So it's a thick stew. It seemed to me like Mel was accentuating the evil of all the bad...http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/06/02/the_passion_of_dwight_schrute.html Me and my dog- June 1, 2008 i dreamt i adopted a dog without a body or a head and we went fishing. afterwards, while I was untangling the line, a nice lady came up to see how my dog and i were doing. "his tail isn't wagging much," she said. "i don't think he's ok."...http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/06/01/me_and_my_dog.html |