What is this site about?
I don't care much for "about me" sections. I'm interested in ideas, not self-promotion. I may share more about myself as I become more comfortable with all this. For now I'm just a traveler. You can call me Tully.
This site is about ideas, the daily business of thinking. But I recognize that the medium matters too. So consider this a section in development. I will add more as I learn how to use the site. I hope in time to add more interactive elements.
Instead of talking about myself, I will talk about things that matter to me: books, music, films and destinations that may also be worth your time. You can contact me through the email address below.
Five children’s books that have been around for a while but remain ever worth reading:
A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
William Pène du Bois, The Twenty-One Balloons
Robert C. O’Brien, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats Of NIMH
Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Five classical albums worth hearing:
Chopin, 4 Ballades (Perahia)
Bach, Concertos for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo (Pinnock)
Vivaldi, Le Quattro Stagioni (Marriner)
Haydn, String Quartets Op. 76 (Kodály Quartet)
Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, etc. (Sheffer)
Five movie musicals on somewhat dubious topics:
Gigi (1958)—a charming film about child prostitution
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)—a delightful retelling of the rape of the Sabine women
Sweeney Todd (2007)—cannibalism!
Holiday Inn (1942)—Golden Age Hollywood racism
Paint Your Wagon (1969)—bigamy, just to round things out
Places worth visiting …
Sedlec Ossuary, Kutná Hora, Czechia