Barbara Willis was born in Bakersfield, California on June 29, 1917. She began her art career by studying with potter Laura Andreson and trained with the master, Glen Lukens at UCLA in the late 1930's. In 1942, Barbara opened her first studio pott...
Probably the most famous psychic today is John Edward who is the star of the amazingly popular show seen on the Sci Fi channel, "Crossing Over With John Edward."
The show premiered in July of 2000. It's a half hour program that has Edward a...
The term "Jazzoetry" was coined by the Last Poets, who used it as the name of one of their albums. The term was applied to the revolutionary style of poetry with a jazz background that they had popularized during their 70s heyday. While the term m...
Last night I watched an artisan in the moment of the first showing of his creation to others. It reminded me of a young man taking his first risk of rejection with a young woman. He tentatively exposes himself to the risk of rejection while offe...
"Above the Turon River in the Great Dividing Range, Australia, a lonely Chinese grave looks down on long abandoned gold diggings. Locals in the Sofala pub will tell you the old market gardener used to wash and clean the bones of fellow diggers who...
If Ernest Hemingway were alive today and publishing his first novel at the infancy of the 21st century, would anyone care? I'd have to say, probably not. This is of course, unfortunate. Whether you like his work or consider it overly macho and sex...
A centuries-old mystery has crossed my path again ...
I mentioned in a recent article that there was a dispute in many academic quarters regarding the actual Viking deity being honored by the name, 'Friday.' The cold, hard fact is that unles...
Remember the Run-Away Bride? Do you ever feel like that sometimes? Many people cannot believe that she ran away like that, yet deep inside you understand why don't you? In fact the fight or flight response is a human mechanism, which is an innate ...
Have you ever entered a social gathering, felt immediately drawn to a person, and seen that others also huddle around him? On the other hand, have you noticed yourself feel more at ease when a certain person is present in a crowd? Chances are, the...
America has always approached its conflicts as if extending the thought of the uniquely American way of life, that is to say as if to leave each man to his own devices and choices free to make or break his own way into life as he has been endowed ...
Meet the Author: Dennis L. Siluk
(Reviews on the Author)
For this past year or so I have been writing comments about Dennis' work, and today I want to share with you some of his reviews and comments other folks have ha...
What are the advantages in our life of being present and alert? Why it is important to have these qualities in our life and what does it feel like. Often people say, it is not what you are doing that is important, it is what you are being.
Imagine an expedition to the Antarctic in 1914. There is no GPS, no world-reaching radio, and no satellite phone. Brutal conditions, rationed food, tight living quarters. Sounds pretty bleak. Now imagine that something goes horribly wrong. As days...
Myths have been around since the beginning of time. It originated with the Greek's account of creation and covers subjects from origins of civilizations, hero's, customs and most any other imaginable subject. It has served as an excellent form for...
Ancient Greek tragedy was influenced by the Peloponnesian satyr play. As the Romans called them, "Satyrs" were fauns--goatlike creatures--who were famous for being constantly drunk and chasing nymphs. The word tragedy comes from the Greek tragoid...
In 1938 America was in the last years of the Great Depression. People were returning to work, but disposable income was scarce. Consumers wanted to get the most for their dollar, so not everyone had the funds or was willing to spend the two to th...
In 1814 Francis Scott Key was on board an American ship behind the British fleet as it bombarded Fort McHenry. They viewed the bombardment from about 8 miles away. After the bombardment, the American Flag was still flying. This inspired key to wri...
Scoring a terrific find on a hunt is always exhilarating. If this were not the case, only those with commercial interests would be crazy enough to spend hours, days, and years walking with their noses to the ground like we all do. But it is the ca...
Okay, you males out there - listen up, because it's way time for you folks to get a clue. I don't know where the mid to late 1900's male idea that women are helpless came from, but it is quarter past high time for you all to get over it. Women do ...
