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Ripple Effect
I’m sitting on a riverboat alone in the early morning. Just me, a very good latte, a chocolate croissant, and my laptop. We’re gliding...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jun 23, 20241 min read


Talent is a Gift to be Shared
By sheer internet-overlap-happenstance, I fell upon a video about Mary Whyte. Mary is a stunningly talented artist who works mostly in...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jun 14, 20241 min read


Night and Day and Something Else
I have a brother and a sister who I love and adore, and we’re as different as night and day and something else, but oddly enough we’re...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jul 21, 20232 min read


Always Ask, “Why?”
I read “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” when I was twelve. Admittedly odd. My best friend’s mom had a record set of the play and we...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jul 14, 20232 min read


It's Been A While
I haven’t written for a while. For many reasons, I suppose. Do I have anything to say? Does it matter anyway? Am I in a kind of...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jul 14, 20231 min read


Souvenirs
So, we’re back from a wonderful experiential journey through Japan and several people have already asked if I got a special souvenir of...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Apr 16, 20232 min read


At Home on the Other Side of the World
I’ve learned so much already and nothing is better than that. The extreme beauty of a legendary ancient culture. An attention to detail...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Apr 7, 20231 min read


What a Difference a Day Makes
The other day, I fell asleep in Chicago and woke up in Tokyo. How about that? And I’m here to tell you, the cherry blossom thing is no...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Apr 1, 20232 min read


Mona? Is That You?
Last week, the Muse told me about an article he saw discussing a new theory that Mona Lisa is actually a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci’s...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Mar 24, 20233 min read


So, This Happened
It’s time... Birthday Season is wrapping up and it’s been fairly amazing! And now to cap it off, this week I started a new chapter in my...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Mar 17, 20231 min read


I Hope You Win
It’s OSCAR season again! And I love that. Not really sure why, because it usually isn’t good, which I’ve never been able to understand....

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Mar 10, 20231 min read


Happy? Yes.
It’s the birthday season. The actual day was last Monday, but the season, my season, goes on for a month. As it should. As it should for...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Mar 3, 20232 min read


So, I’ve Got This Birthday Coming Up
and in a few days, I’ll be.......more experienced. Somehow, every year becomes more interesting and fuller than the year before. I’m not...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Feb 24, 20232 min read


She Was Always Beautiful
bringing elegance and confidence to the heavily burdened role of Sex Symbol. And she was THE sex symbol for a generation or two, always...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Feb 18, 20231 min read


We Went to the Symphony
And the program started with the orchestra playing Elgar’s Enigma Variation IX (Adagio) “Nimrod” A wonderful title, an unforgettable...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Feb 10, 20231 min read


What Color is Your Joy?
Occasionally, someone will ask me what my art is about and I usually say, ”About two thousand bucks.” Kidding. Partially. But seriously,...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Feb 3, 20231 min read


Get Busy
Last week I got on the treadmill, as I am wont to do, turned on the TV and there was The Shawshank Redemption waiting for me, which is...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jan 27, 20231 min read


Marlene Dietrich Cleaned Her Bathrooms
It’s a matter of responsibility. Apparently, she once said that if you can’t take care of a thing or operate a thing or basically be...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jan 20, 20232 min read


Rightsizing
How many members of Congress are too many? Sometimes, it’s the most obvious observations that lead to the biggest frustrations, don’t ya...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jan 14, 20232 min read


Algorithms and Blues
Just before Christmas, Amazon sent me a cat tunnel, a whisk, and size 38 jeans. I don’t have a cat, what the hell is a whisk and size 38?...

WILLIAM A SLOAN
Jan 6, 20232 min read
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