classics Archives - Michael Carnell

Sticking With The Classics

March 13, 2008 by Michael Carnell

There was an essay in the “Bookshelf” section of the most recent UU World that tried to be amusing, but ended up troubling me. W. Frederick Wooden’s essay entitled “Why I’m sticking with classics” while noble in defense and even promotion of classic literature, which as a long ago English literature major I love, seemed … Read more

My Movies Are Getting Old

January 27, 2008 by Michael Carnell

It happens to us all sometime. You know, the day you are singing along to a song you like on the radio only to hear the DJ then say, “well that was a blast from the past here on Oldies 102.5” or some such thing. Yes, the songs of you prime are now considered oldies. … Read more