Category Archives: Opinion

For a long time, and more or less inexplicably, I have coveted the diaries of Cosima Wagner. They are voluminous. Well, actually, they are in two volumes, but each volume is truly immense–volume one, which I have before me, is … Continue reading →

I am not feeling like I am personally interesting enough, or like I am having interesting enough ideas about anything, to justify writing in a blog on the internet right now. On the one hand, I believe this awareness is … Continue reading →

It’s strange how even when you don’t have kids, your life still somehow gets more stressful as you age. At least this is my experience. After yet another sleepless night last night, I was standing in the kitchen this morning … Continue reading →