A SHARED MEAL In this year, 2020, we are under attack, attacked by a creature that can't reproduce without us. That, to the extent that it eats, eats us. We can't see it, but we can breathe it. Passing it on in little airborne droplets of mucus. Covid-19 [Corona Virus Disease, 2019].(6) Almost [...]
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Decipherment
DECIPHERMENT It's a writing thing. I do it all the time. At times, I've made a living from it. The reading of words backward. Trying to break the code as to what is really meant, what is left out, and what is the true thinking really going on. Writing is not the science of mathematics. [...]
A Tribute to Lois Cronholm: The love of Science and that of another!
A Tribute to Lois Cronholm on the occasion of Her 90th Birthday: “The love of science and that of another” When Lois met Stuart, it was more than mere combustion: it was science! We celebrate the achievements of not only the 90th birthday of this incomparable woman but also the love of her life, the [...]
Ninevah!
https://vimeo.com/244333484 Original music from Reggie Van Stockum at the Shelby County Community Theater, Shelbyville, Kentucky, on November 18, 2017. With Reggie Van Stockum on guitar and vocals, Paul woods on jim bay, Sara Bonds on violin and Tom Hynes on saxophone. copyright 2020 by RVS all rights reserved
Magnetic Electricity, or just a summer storm?
MAGNETIC ELECTRICITY, OR JUST A SUMMER STORM? Do you know what it is? Few really do. Maybe you. For the rest of us, let's start here. You will find the result "illuminating." Magnetism and electricity. They are the same thing. And together, they are a force of nature. Let's [...]
The Value of a Human Life, even if it is not yours.
THE VALUE OF A HUMAN LIFE, EVEN IF IT IS NOT YOURS To you and me, life is everything. But what value should be used by members of our House of Representatives, Senators, and the President's regulatory agencies? And does the value go up for those with the most political access? Or only for those who [...]
I remember the Riots, and much more from the 1960s
I REMEMBER THE RIOTS, AND MUCH MORE FROM THE 1960s It was the time of the Vietnam War. A time when a nation was struggling to understand the truth behind what its leaders were saying. When the measure of victory was the nightly body counts. We must be winning. More of them are dying. [...]
A KENTUCKIAN, TWO FRANCISCANS, THE MORMON MIGRATION, JOHN WESLEY POWELL, THE HOPI TRIBE, THE NAVAJO NATION, AND ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON
A KENTUCKIAN, TWO FRANCISCANS, THE MORMON MIGRATION, JOHN WESLEY POWELL, THE HOPI TRIBE, THE NAVAJO NATION, AND ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON Early travelers could only cross the Colorado River in Arizona, in two places. At "The Crossing of the Fathers," and later, at Mormon pioneer John D. Lee's Ferry at the mouth of the Paria [...]
Freud’s Pyramid, who else is watching?
FREUD'S PYRAMID, WHO ELSE IS WATCHING? There is more to you. That which is deep down inside, untapped, hidden, and scared. At times like this, we can think of those things. Shut up in our houses, just like we are shut up inside. I could have said we are hiding in our hearts, or in [...]
Rockabilly River Nights!
https://vimeo.com/159619191 "River Nights," a 1980 song written and sung by Reggie Van Stockum with Tom Hynes on guitar and Paul Woods on drums at the Harvest Coffee and Cafe in Shelbyville, Kentucky, on Friday night, March 19, 2016.