Monday, January 11, 2016

David Bowie - Died Yesterday



"A puzzeled man who questioned what we were here for."

Maybe now there's life on Mars.  If our purpose on earth is to prepare the table for successive generations to come, while leaving as light a toxic footprint as possible, then David Bowie has done very well by me.  His clarion wafts, rising with so gentle a voice, and so wide a musical berth, guarantee his immortality.  He's one of the greatest musical artists who has ever lived on this planet.  Peace, David.

P.S. My daughter and I cried for you this morning when we heard the news.  I'm going to play your music all day long.

Saturday, January 2, 2016

William F. Buckley on Death


Buckley (who was a rightwing zealot) commented once about the office of "conservatism and realism."  The "realism" half of this intellectual haircut emerges here, as he tends toward the conclusion that secular progressives have long held -- that this life has no meaning whatsoever.