Cup of Conversation2020-09-30T14:15:26-07:00

A Cup of Conversation

Weddings and Taxes – by Michael Kell

A Cup of Conversation – August 2018

We’re planning a wedding. Our youngest found her soul-mate. He is one very fortunate young man. It’s a good thing I really like him. It would have been an […]

Natural Man – by Michael Kell

A Cup of Conversation – July 2018

“Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put into this world
to rise above.”

~Katherine Hepburn to Humphrey Bogart in
The African Queen, 1952.

I allocate a certain amount of time every […]

Abyss 1 – by Michael Kell

“The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we’ve created including the hearts, likes, and thumbs up of various social media channels are destroying how society works.  There’s no civil discourse, no cooperation; only misinformation, mistruth.” Chamath Palihapitiy, […]

Thin Grey Lines – by Michael Kell

A Cup of Conversation – February 2018

I read the other day the difference between having cancer or not is just one radicalized cell…out of billions. Makes me rethink the microwave.

The difference between driving safely down […]

Seinfeld – by Michael Kell

A Cup of Conversation – November 2017

We recently watched a Netflix production called Jerry (before) Seinfeld. The iconic comedian showed his genius once again by revisiting where it all began. Aside from initially laughing our […]

Coming Home – by Michael Kell

A Cup of Conversation – October 2017

Life was not a valuable gift, but death was. Life was a fever-dream made up of joys embittered by sorrows, pleasure poisoned by pain; a dream that was a […]

Red T-Shirt – by Michael Kell

A Cup of Conversation – September 2017

An old man walked across a city intersection on a blistering hot summer day. His shock white, trimmed full head of hair and long beard betrayed […]

Pavlov – by Michael Kell

A Cup of Conversation – August 2017

I’m not a writer by profession but brewing up a cup of conversation has come reasonably natural. My concern about staring at a blank page with nothing to offer […]

Legacy – by Michael Kell

A Cup of Conversation – July 2017

I enjoy reading Paul Becker’s column. Our mayor is bedrock small town life. Some will respectfully disagree with his views on city business but none can argue the irreducible […]

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