Ascension Cafe

A deeply resonant CSN song began with the lyric “You, who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by.” While this is likely true, one would hope the rest of us don’t need an Ovaltine Decoder Ring to figure out what it is. Many singers, composers, authors, parents, pastors, and … Continue reading

On January 6th in the year 2021, hoards of emotionally charged, intellectually stunted insurgents breached security and stormed into the United States Capitol building. Elected representatives were evacuated. The traitorous, treasonous, seditionist, insurrectionist authoritarian enablers among them tried to distance themselves from the violence they intentionally fomented. For such unrepresentative elected representatives, statesmanship is an arcane … Continue reading

As the clock struck 11 p.m. on New Year’s Eve in 2020, and as the British exit from the European Union was finalized, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, tweeted: “Scotland will be back soon, Europe. Keep the light on.” The First Minister intends to take an independent Scotland back into the EU. BREXIT is just … Continue reading

A century ago, that phenomenon known as the Roaring Twenties was largely spontaneous, even as it initiated a frenzied era of mass consumerism. Our 21st Century reprise of the Roaring Twenties centers on another form of consumerism, one that is intentional. This variation on the earlier twenties now occurs within a global context. It will … Continue reading

Transcript – An Introduction to the PodCast A century ago, that phenomenon known as the Roaring Twenties was largely spontaneous, even as it initiated a frenzied era of mass consumerism. Our 21st Century reprise of the Roaring Twenties centers on another form of consumerism, one that is intentional. This variation on the earlier twenties now occurs … Continue reading