Question: What do you do when traveling in a private jet from North America to Italy, then have a 14 car convoy, escorted by 300 police officers and a helicopter? Well, of course, you give a speech on climate change!… Read More ›
Culture
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
As working Americans get ready to enjoy a few days of sanity known as “paid time off”, which is usually spent with the family on vacation, preparations are being made for the joyous days ahead spent in airport check-in lines… Read More ›
Sustainability
Reluctantly, we’re back reviewing the “news”. Probably better to watch grass grow and actually, watching grass grow might be more interesting given the “news” that the main street media is having their next cow about – that being the current… Read More ›
A Third of Beethoven
“So he is no more than a common mortal! Now, he too will tread under foot all the rights of man, indulge only his ambition; now he will think himself superior to all men, become a tyrant!” ~ Ludwig van… Read More ›
Someday the Insanity Will End. Until then…Tchaikovsky and Vodka!
More days than not when purveying the “news” of the day, we here at the Asylum want to shut down all forms of outside media invasion, throw away our mobile tracking devices, let our hair grow long and drink lots… Read More ›
Even Dogs in the Street Know
“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” ~ Charles de Gaulle (former President of the French Republic) It’s always nice to take the weekend off for rest and relaxation to spend time with… Read More ›
Do Life!
As one celebrates the Holy Day of Easter – struggling through an hour or more of church so one can get to Easter Brunch (just kidding) maybe it’s time to pause and give thanks that as you read this, the… Read More ›
By Accident of Birth
“Prince – what you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There have been and still will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven.” ~ Ludwig van Beethoven From an account… Read More ›
Tchaikovsky – Canons, Church Bells, Ormandy and the “1812”
Guest post: by Bogdan Baranovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a name at the top the of lists of many Classical music fans as the single, greatest, Russian composer of all time. From his Symphonies and Piano Concertos, to the legendary… Read More ›
Let’s Be Machines!
The sick individual finds himself at home with all other similarly sick individuals. The whole culture is geared to this kind of pathology. The result is that the average individual does not experience the separateness and isolation the fully… Read More ›
