by Tom DeWolf | Feb 8, 2017 | Movies, Reviews
One of the byproducts of living with two young granddaughters is we tend to watch more animated films in our home than we might otherwise. One of the benefits of this reality is that many such movies are teaching some important life lessons that are often missing in...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 9, 2016 | Politics, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
I awoke this morning to the realization that a man who has loudly and regularly proclaimed racism, sexism, xenophobia, white/male supremacy, and general intolerance has been elected President of the United States. I, along with so many others, feel various levels of...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 10, 2016 | Author Stuff, Writing, Media, Other Musings, Politics
I awoke leisurely this morning; thankful for another day, for my fortunate life and my healthy body, for my family and friends. When I checked Facebook one of the first items that came up was a video of musicians playing Summer from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. I...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 28, 2016 | Author Stuff, Writing
I’ve now lived more than six decades in this lifetime and am grateful to still experience things for the first time. Today, it was Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125 (“Choral”). I appreciate classical music, yet I readily admit and...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 21, 2016 | Author Stuff, Writing, Other Musings
“That’s Tom,” said my daughter from the kitchen, pointing toward me as I walked in. A tall, thin, balding and bearded young man reached out his hand to mine. “Nice to meet you, Sir. I’m Parker.” “He’s hiking the Pacific...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 27, 2016 | Author Stuff, Writing
Political affiliations are irrelevant to what I am about to share. The impact of what happened last night at the Democratic National Convention goes far beyond politics. Please read on… When Alicia Keys’ performance closed out the Democratic Convention in...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 18, 2016 | Coming to the Table, Peacebuilding, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
More people dying. More funerals. More tears. More rage. More division. More frustration. Many of us feel numb and helpless in the wake of the recent killings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota by the police,...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 6, 2016 | Infinite Possibilities, Other Musings
“Houston, we have a problem.” Famous words from the Apollo 13 capsule. Imagine being launched into space aboard Apollo 14. Seriously, can you imagine that level of bravery? That’s Edgar Mitchell, who passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at age 85,...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 4, 2016 | Movies, Reviews
I feel a special connection to Phillipe Petit, the man who walked back and forth across a wire strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center for almost an hour; some 1,350 feet above the ground in 1974. In 2008, the documentary film Man On Wire screened at...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 21, 2016 | Other Musings
I just found out today that Patricia Iron passed away in November. Patricia was the first Director of the Tower Theatre in Bend, Oregon when it re-opened in 2004. A group of us die-hard believers took about 10 years to build support, raise $4.2 million, and...
