Alan Rickman, RIP

British actor Alan Rickman‘s characters were powerful and piercingly intense, but it was the vivid command of his voice quality that always singularly struck me. He was every character he ever played. On my list of things to do is to watch everything I can find in which he played a role. I am saddened that his gift is no… Continue reading

What’s in a Name

What’s in a name? Well, my name, Tim Tyson, is more common than I would have thought, especially since I rarely meet anyone named “Tim.” But there are several Tim Tysons, and recently I learned of another. In the digital era, things swirling around name can easily get confused1. Perhaps the most well known is an American writer and historian,… Continue reading

The American Dream by David the Painter

We are having some inside touchup work done before selling the house to return to Atlanta for a few years. (Do you like how I snuck that in there?) Through the years, our painter of choice has been David, an amiable fellow with a delightful British accent. He’s from the UK, London, I think. I suspect he’s about my age.… Continue reading

Hmm, Interesting…

I have had a total of 121 hits from the following countries: United Kingdom Germany Turkey Australia Hungary I seem to be a big hit in the UK and Austria.  Hi!  Whoever you are.  Would love to come visit!  :o) Most visitors to my site stay between 5 and 15 minutes and use Windows.  However, I have a healthy number… Continue reading