What a year! To reuse Charles Dickens, it’s been the best of times and the worst of times. We began 2008 by attending the Rose Parade in Pasadena – where our dear friend, Lynne Morris, choreographed and... More »
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Janelle Barlow & Lewis Barlow at our New Years Party Each year my wife, Janelle, and I publish our "Annual Letter" for friends and family. Now that I have established this blog, I thought I would... More »
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The image above is from an antique temple scroll from Taiwan that my wife, Janelle, acquired about forty years ago. It is about five feet high and currently hangs in our bedroom. The man in... More »
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I created this piece electronically by combining an antique Chinese temple scroll that my wife, Janelle, acquired in Taiwan, with the rainbow yinyang image. The Arhats of Buddhism are considered totally enlightened beings.
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In 1978, this photo of me was taken by my new wife, Janelle Barlow, in the San Francisco apartment on Lake Street where we lived with a magnificent view out our bay window of the... More »
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Throughout the course of my career as a radio and television interviewer, that began in 1972, people have regularly asked me which of the many people I have met had the greatest influence upon me.... More »
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My wife, Janelle Barlow , collects antique, Chinese "bound feet shoes" such as those shown above. These particular ones, incidentally, are about three inches long (approximately the same size as the image on your screen) --... More »
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Back in the mid-1970s, I received a strange telephone call from a man who identified himself as "Captain Rainbow." He told me that he was the inventor of "Captain Rainbow's Laser Visors" -- and that... More »
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How often have you had an experience where you patronized a particular business, after having been enticed by some advertising promising unusually friendly and responsive customer service -- perhaps including a new, appealing slogan --... More »
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The University of Philosophical Research Linking Modern Scholarship with Ancient Philosophy Our Story UPR was founded upon the core principle of the continuing significance of ancient philosophy. The University is the fulfillment of Manly P.... More »
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