Austin
Making a son’s car well
If there is to be a minimum chance of success, there is only one way to strive for decency, reason, responsibility, sincerity, civility, and tolerance; ...
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Austin
Enjoying time with books and the weather
“Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point, only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible ...
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, September 15, 2012 5:26 pm
Austin
Sterling Theater show worthwhile
“Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirly Temple could do it when she was four.” — Katherine Hepburn
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, September 8, 2012 6:12 pm
Austin
Thinking of times and people gone by
“The longer we live, the more complex life becomes, the vaster seems its possibilities and limitations, and the more we have to admit the deep ...
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, September 1, 2012 5:28 pm
Austin
To see Dylan or not
“Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.” — Thomas Wolfe
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, August 25, 2012 3:36 pm
Austin
Reunion off without a hitch
“Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things ...
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, August 18, 2012 5:22 pm
Austin
Memories of Myrtle; navigating Austin
But when all you do comes out of nothingness, then you have everything….. That is what we mean by naturalness.”— Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, August 11, 2012 4:30 pm
Austin
Trip over to Rochester ends with a reward
“Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.” — Thomas Paine
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, August 4, 2012 4:23 pm
Community
The barkless dogs and moving furniture
Some people great the morning with a smile, but it’s more natural to protest its presence with sleepy sulkiness. “Who asked you to come again?” ...
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, July 28, 2012 3:36 pm
Austin
Looking back to shared ground in Vietnam
“If there is not an inherent attracting power in the attracting power in the material, then…the teacher will either attempt to surround the material with ...
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, July 21, 2012 4:20 pm
Austin
Looking back to time spent fishing up north
“Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great son, as well as the earth?” — Tecumseh Shawnee
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, July 14, 2012 5:19 pm
Austin
Legislation is an attempt at limiting the number of voters
Denise Johnson tells us: Too often we’ve watched political standoffs delay or kill good legislation because making the other side fail was the primary goal.
by Bob Vilt, Friday, July 6, 2012 3:38 pm
Austin
Dylan returning to Rochester
“I try to harmonize with songs the lonesome sparrow sings.” — Bob Dylan
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, June 30, 2012 4:00 pm
Austin
Some time spent in Florida relaxing
It’s Monday here at Eric and Cathy’s in Leesburg, Fla., where I’ve spent some time working on my forgetting after arriving from Minneapolis. I first ...
by Bob Vilt, Saturday, June 23, 2012 4:17 pm
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A look back at Jesse James’ fall in Northfield
“I don’t know much about creative writing programs. But they’re not telling the truth if they don’t teach, one, that writing is hard work, and, ...