There is always, in the fine arts, a physical interface between the artist's esthetic vision and the material result he seeks. The interface may be the application of brush to canvas, chisel to marble, bow to string... It may be the control of voice in song or the control of body in dance. It is the mastery of the interface that comprises the artistry; it is what constitutes the 'art' in fine art.

God sends the dawn that we might see the might-have-beens that still might be.

U.S. Internal Revenue Service: an agency modeled after the revenue raising concepts of the 19th century economist, Jesse James.

What happens if I do nothing?

Genius is a plodding intellect, incapable of dreaming up the obstacles that stop the rest of us.

Ever get the feeling that sometime early in your life there must have been a briefing that you missed?

We are each the star of our own situation comedy, and, with luck, the screwball friend in somebody else's.