How to Cheer Up a Sad Poem
It is one of the most difficult problems of aesthetic philosophy: What do we mean when we say that a song or poem is sad? I’ve read Aristotle, Kant, Croce–Benedetto, not Jim–all the big names. […]
Year: 2015
Dr. Spooner’s 2014 NFL Season
DR. SPOONER REVIEWS NFL YEAR 2014 Every so often Dr. William Spooner gets in my head and wants to talk football, specifically the NFL, and sometimes about his favorite team, (he says “heavens favorite”) the […]
Okay 2015…can you really change?
In the spirit of the New Year, I am taking a Nostradamus point of view and a Pollyanna perspective. Five things that will not change in 2015: 1. Medical Insurance Companies will not make our […]
Upfaked Out of My Love Shoes
It was a New Year’s Eve in the ’90′s and I was at loose ends. I decided to skip the midnight show and go to a party with friends. After the obligatory dance with my […]