Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

frost of big money,
coming down on its target.
woe unto you in its path,
tho scramble as you might...
gaze is cast in solid ice...

It's not enough. Doreen's right. Considering what this crew has been up to (and it just keeps getting worse), this is a drop in the bucket. Bush's approval rating is down to 36-38%. Why? Because people are finally questioning the war in greater numbers. And conservatives are realizing the Bush regim...

(two good examples)

joel wrote:Can I define what is by what is not
and yet avoid some misled positive?

Can struggle with the Name divine as this
be any more conspicuous to grace?

Good questions. Like when I vow not to put God "in a box", instead of choosing a specific doctrine..... just never felt it was my place....

yabba dabba doo

zappa hadda fro

ida ida ho

potatos

Laurie... Free speech has its legal limitations, which are debatable (a different topic, really), but freedom to express viewpoints and rationales should not be subject to suppression by mob rule. The key is to try and isolate incendiary and unquestioned buzz-words and assumptions and challenge thei...

in the studio
to riff another verse
we return


(I think senryu is haiku with a human reference.... am I right?)

Great stuff.... Fascinating to see the inner workings of the creation of cinematic art. Thanks for the update, O trashy one. A great, great post. And I will look for the film. And I want to hear that laugh.... it know it will make the cut....

'the resilient fire and spunk
long ago faded away'.....

If you are angry, you still have a spark.
You still have fire. You still have desire....

fear is paralyzing.... that's what I think about.... trying to figure out why it can't be more motivation than work stoppage. No end to the questions.

One day in a safe, neutral-gray office building, a cosmic mis-alignment told me to leave. And so I left, out of respect for promptness, through a slapstick revolving door, into a safe, neutral-gray re-alignment of destiny. I prayed for guidance, then ordered a burrito two blocks down. By and by, I c...

Interesting scenarios, RB... I took "fraternize" to be stronger and less 'disciplined' than 'socialize'. I see nothing wrong with conversation and building rapport. I would call that "socializing". Drinking with a student, or students, I would call "fraternizing".... risky business, indeed. It's pro...

I love that Churchill quote. Genius. For the ages. Ultimately, everything affects most everything else in some way. But some things affect others in more potentially disastrous ways in particularly critical endeavors. Mind-altering substances and piloting, or brain surgery, are good examples. Defini...

Yeah, K&D, it is a bit much. I actually agree with you. I kind of just threw that in without comment. It's just that our society is so hyper-sensitive to this sort of thing. Perhaps I should have used the word "fraternize" instead of "socialize". For example, for teachers to fraternize with their st...

Your own time is your own business. You should be free to pursue pastimes of your choosing if they are legal and aren't detrimental to others in your vicinity and if you do not abuse your position of authority. Illegal activities are trickier, to be pursued strictly at one's own risk. In the case of...