Author Archives: Stephen Futterer

“Bird on the Wire” by Leonard Cohen Like a bird on the wireLike a drunk in a midnight choirI have tried in my way to be free Like a worm on a hookLike a knight from some old-fashioned bookI have saved all my ribbons for theeIf I, if I have been unkindI hope that youContinue reading ““Bird on the Wire””

I fully confess to to being unreasonably proud of my Uber-rider score. It is a solid 4.94 and I think that is just about the perfect number. Because there’s a certain artifice to having a 5.0. Like maybe you only took one ride and tipped really well to goose your rating. Plus I recall, fromContinue reading “Trivialities:”

I thought I might try something new in my eighth month as a would-be blogger. It is a “point to the passer” (see Dean Smith) moment as I acknowledge my high school English teacher Mrs. Belfiore. I give her hindsight credit for whatever modest progress I have made in letters since those days (I wasContinue reading “Trivialities:”

Without getting too much into the weeds (read as “over my head”) with the art historical aspects of Richter, what strikes me about him is the incredible range of styles in which he has worked. By comparison, better known artists like Pollock, Rothko, Lichtenstein, and Warhol (who all had their own early periods) can playContinue reading ““Don’t Fear the Richter””

My friend Jeff L. and I used to play this game for hours-on-end in our high school years at my house. We also had access to the Intellivision football, basketball, baseball and golf versions, but this one was by far our favorite. We talked about this recently and I asked him why it was so.Continue reading ““S’Battle!!””