This is the Mean -if we use the average the United States has a pragmatic view on gun control.

If we use the mode- We have two giant masses of people on either end of the spectrum nowhere near the mean.

But that’s mean.

What we have is a very large standard deviation.

And I can take that one stepfather (I like that voice recognition typo) on some thing that was just yesterday. And that would be fireworks. On average we are pretty pragmatic. Then again we have the bombastic who hang out in the driveway scaring every dog, veteran, nesting birds on the planet. On the other end of the spectrum we have those who abhor fireworks

But on average we are a pragmatic bunch

I tried to paint Joni Mitchell as a teenager and never got it quite right. I learned so much in the process.

I wanted to capture the eyes.

Es el cuatro de julio
Las bombas estallarán
La lluvia ha terminado
Hace calor
Con algunas nubes
Extraño el clima normal
Desearía que lloviera

Please don’t get me wrong. I loved this movie. I was spellbound by the music and the history I did not know. The juxtaposition into the moon mission was absolutely fascinating.

The influence of religion is thought provoking. As a kid I was transfixed by the moon landing and had no idea of the social rest happening around the country. There in lies the paradox as scientific endeavor is not bad And in a sense religion has it’s own strength and limitations.

When ones rights are trampled who cares if man lands on the moon.

And it is the music that matters. The opening scene with Stevie Wonder on drums is certainly worth the price of admission. It was certainly nice to hear the songs we heard on AM radio as kids, and now giving context the songs have that much more meaning. I think I’ll go back and give a listen to the Fifth Dimension , Sly and the Temptations.

And a special shout out to the Hollywood theater. It was so nice to be in the old neighborhood watching a film I truly enjoy.