Here’s a micro essay from Labor Day week, when I was visiting my son in Dallas. Although I played in Dallas back in the day and passed by the book depository a time or two on trips, I’d never visited The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and the infamous Grassy Knoll. I always wantedContinueContinue reading “The Grassy Knoll”
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Buckminster Fuller
Buckminster Fuller was bad ass, as the kids say, if they still say that. He was a visionary, and the vision was to try and find new ways for people to live together more efficiently, as opposed to working towards new ways for people to lose their jobs so he could own twelve more houses.ContinueContinue reading “Buckminster Fuller”
Towers of Song
Bon Soir and on to my next Montreal missive, revolving around one of its favorite sons, Leonard Cohen. Last time I was there, Leonard was still among the living, and while I suppose I could’ve run into him by chance, it is impossible not to encounter his memory these days, re; all the tributes scatteredContinueContinue reading “Towers of Song”
Fourth of July 2025 – Montreal
Bonjour! Musings to share from a recent trek to Montreal, one of my favorite cities. Back in November, after the election, I thought the future would bring us at least one strange military parade around independence day, and while I got the exact date wrong, it was still a good idea to spend some timeContinueContinue reading “Fourth of July 2025 – Montreal”
Musings from the Show Me State
Some musings from a recent trip to the Show-Me State. You know, back in 2016, when things started to get dark in the world, I felt I had to lean into the best side of what America offers, and certainly the arts have to be somewhere at the top of the list, music and pioneersContinueContinue reading “Musings from the Show Me State”
Doug Hoekstra 