All things weird and wonderful, 51. So, just go with it. Sitting in a tin can.

Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst tempered. Sunday, December 31, 2017. Call Me By Your Name. Is not a gay movie. Or rather, it is not gay in the way we define gayness today. The critically-acclaimed film is being compared to Brokeback Mountain.

Poet, Editor, Teacher, Blogger. My father died while I was in the sky between Seattle and Denver Sunday morning. He was, as all people are, complex, and my feelings for him reflect that. For I will consider my father Sam. For he praises God in his mumbles and circular stories. For his left arm is crooked to remind him of original sin. For half his brain was cut off from blood when he was a baby. For his right arm is mighty in exchange.

Your Critic is in Another Castle. Monday, March 2, 2015. There is always something worth finding if you go to the farthest edges of the map. I do enjoy being an archer, a sniper, or an assassin sneaking through shadows. I value loyalty less than I value compassion. I naturally gravitate toward diplomacy and the resolution of conflict. I worry less about threats to me than I do about threats to the people I love. It is not where I go that matters.