I saw no clown costumes this Halloween. Did you? It’s rough to be clowns these days, with news of red-wigged thugs in masks terrorizing citizens in several communities. Ronald McDonald is silent too. Rodeo clowns and circus clowns are figuring out how to do their acts without frightening families. I wager birthday party clowns are…
Meryl Streep’s new movie is one I thought I would not like. To my surprise, Florence Foster Jenkins is a thumbs up with great acting, intriguing true story, and authentic 1944 set design and costumes. Streep’s singing especially produces laughs. The movie is constructed to make viewers empathetic to delusional Florence, even as they laugh…
There have been strange goings on about rabbits and Jesus in my community this past month. Before addressing Colorado rabbits, let’s discuss the King of kings’ inflammatory names. For about three years, “Jesus is Lord” messages have been minimally scattered on bus stop benches, throughout Colorado Springs. The benches provide seats for all kinds of passengers–the…