Interview – Their love of music brought them together. LeeAnne and Stanley Whitaker were married in 2005, and the duo has literally been making beautiful music together ever since. Today they live in Maryland, just north of Baltimore, in a lovely, petite farm home, built in 1817, with old weeping willow trees and a pond. More than anyone, LeeAnne has shared Stanley’s Triumphs and Disasters.
Kipling’s Poem “IF–” for Today’s World – performed by Six Elements
April 2, 2012 Leave a Comment
If our bodies are what we eat, then our hearts and souls are what we watch, listen to and read. Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If–” has inspired millions of hearts and souls (including mine), because it captures the ideal of human character in just 32 short lines. Our ideals make us who we are, which is why this […]
“The Cold Within” by James Patrick Kinney: Poem. Purpose. Progress.
March 14, 2012 4 Comments
If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds’ worth of distance run…
We each choose what makes those sixty seconds worthwhile. The late James P. Kinney ran the distance fueled by a sense of justice, and his poem helped change the world for the better.
The Man Who Warmed “The Cold Within”
March 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
James Patrick Kinney, author of the poem The Cold Within, should be celebrated as a man who brought the ideals in Rudyard Kipling’s poem, “If” to life. Find out why!
What If There Were Kipling’s “If”—For Girls?
March 6, 2012 5 Comments
Director Tim Burton accomplishes on film what Rudyard Kipling accomplishes poetically—they both speak to children about living a life of honesty, integrity and courage. Apparently, the planet has been losing its grip on these attributes since the beginning of time. Rudyard Kipling used pen and ink and spoke to sons everywhere. In “Alice in Wonderland,” Tim Burton speaks to our daughters through film, and the similarities are remarkable.
“Thief” By Yana N. Troinich
March 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
Sometimes the path towards betterment starts with the worst action in your life; in order to become better, you must first acknowlege that you aren’t the person you could–and should–be.
Review of Roger Hodgson’s “Open the Door”
March 6, 2012 2 Comments
A Supertramp goes solo. Roger Hodgson’s songs ring with power, emotion, and wisdom; certain things cannot be learned–they simply must be lived.
“Sisyphus” by Yuri Alexandrovich Nikitin
February 15, 2012 Leave a Comment
Fiction – Legends tells of Sisyphus, the first king of Corinth. Having seen his cruelty and trickery, the gods condemned him to roll a huge boulder up a steep hill; but before he could reach the top of the hill, the rock would always roll back down, forcing him to begin all over again. The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word “sisyphean” as “endless and unavailing, as labor or a task”. This is how his story is commonly understood. But here is a different take on Sisyphus’ legend…
“Childhood Books” by Michael (Misha) Shengaout
February 15, 2012 Leave a Comment
Poetry – “Childhood Books” poem took seven years to write and ended up being a song on a progressive rock album. It started as an attempt to translate the ballads of a legendary Russian poet and singer named Vladimir Vysotsky (Владимир Высоцкий). Vysotsky ruled the hearts and the minds of Russians throughout the sixties and seventies. Unfortunately, his own heart stopped beating too soon – he died in 1980, during the Moscow Olympics, at the age of 42.
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