The Intellectuals

There is something about intellectuals. We happened to grow up playing with lots of kids in the neighborhood. But one family seemed to have had a little more brain power than the rest of us, and we should have seen the signs. As we raced in and out of houses and through back yards, their house was the one with the chess set at the ready and bookcases overflowing. Classical music might be wafting down the stairs, and every one of the kids played an instrument and played it well.

No Such Thing as an Endless Summer

This summer with the passing of Brian Wilson, the creative genius behind the Beach Boy sound and a master of harmony and escapism, my world became a less happy place.