Category Archives: philosophy

Happy Birthday, Mom, Wherever You Are

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Kip

It’s been…eight years, I think, since my mother, Caroline Lange, passed? Seven or eight. Seven, maybe, I get a little confused because she passed on my birthday (I always say, she made sure I’d remember). Today is her birthday anniversary, … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Lottery…

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Kip

Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome Continue reading →

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Happy 4th!

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Kip

Just in case you forgot what it was all about… In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the … Continue reading →

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RIP David Lynch

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Kip

He’s in that great Blue Lodge in the sky. Or the Red Lodge. I don’t know. Who fully understands “Twin Peaks” anyway? I’m going to consider the flags at half-staff for Lynch, not Carter. Lynch’s BLUE VELVET was the first … Continue reading →

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Blue Velvet Redux: In Dreams I Walk With You

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Kip

Dean Stockwell was a truly great talent.

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Inigo Montoya in THE PRINCESS BRIDE

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Kip

Offer me money. Power, too, promise me that. Offer me everything I ask for…

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Before the Law

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Kip

By Franz Kafka Before the law sits a gatekeeper. To this gatekeeper comes a man from the country who asks to gain entry into the law. But the gatekeeper says that he cannot grant him entry at the moment. The … Continue reading →

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Kirk’s Death Scene

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Kip

Oh, yes, we did it, dad. We made a difference. Thank you. It was…fun. Oh my. GWL IN MEMORIAM 1943-2023 Picard out, I will take the helm from here, Admiral.

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One More for Gerry Lange

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Kip

One more for my dad. Because I wasn’t there at the end for him. I have to live with that. I had to be selfish. I was homeless. I had no choice. I wasn’t there at the end for my … Continue reading →

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She Wore Blue Velvet

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Kip

The first movie my late father ever showed me was David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. I remember, he was so excited. He rented it down at the local video store, came back, and said, “Kip, this movie is supposed to be … Continue reading →

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