Lieutenis
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Location | CA, United States |
| Introduction | From conception, it must have been, I was quite embarrassed by my middle name. It looked and sounded almost like "lieutenant" (a middle name I would have used freely since it implied the 'manliness' I lacked in grade school), but it was NOT such a noble word. I did not use even an "L" in my signature. That changed when I was in my 30's and learned much more about my family from my grandmother and father (both of whom died within the same year they relayed this lineage information). I began to use the "L" and then finally, in 2008, I created an alter ego, a non de plume for my artistic side. "His" name was Lieutenis. He "died" in 2010, but his work lives on in short films and photo albums scattered across the Web. I am reclaiming my middle name for this blog. My artistic avatar died, but my views on Art, artists and those who analyze Art and artists, be they critics or psychoanalysts-or both, remain as ever alive and a Rich Text combination of cynicism and sentiment. JLK |
| Interests | Art, History, Politics, the Art of Politics, the History of Art and the Politics of Art History. I like to swim and cook but I have learned not to do both at the same time. |
| Favorite movies | At least the powers-that-be at Blogger didn't ask Favorite Movie. By giving us the plural option, they seem to realize that most of us have at least one favorite comedy and one favorite drama. Unfortunately, I long ago gave up on trying to keep any current list of Favorites. Why? Because the favorites changed without reason or rationale. Have certain films remained consistent favorites? Absolutely. The names of these perennial favorites? I think this Blog will concern itself with that question on a fairly regular basis. |
| Favorite music | Changes with every song I hear on whatever 'channel" I listen to on Pandora. |
| Favorite books | I can actually answer this, even though the answer comes by default. I scheudule myself to read the same 4 books every year because they are my "old friends". I read them first probably in High School then re-read them and discovered the wisdom of the saying "Great books are not read, they are re-read". |
If you were a pirate, how would you avoid laughing when saying 'poop deck'?
I'd say the "defecation deck" instead. I wouldn't laugh at that and any of my fellow pirates who did, I'd execute immediately. Perhaps that's why I found myself sailing a galleon across the Atlantic alone in 1832.