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 […]
In Defense of Presidents and Generals – by Michael Kell
A Cup of Conversation – May 2017
The North was losing the war to keep the Union. Robert E. Lee, a southern aristocrat, originally asked to lead the Union, chose the side of […]