Art Fettig

A Prison Visit

March 17, 2017 Art Fettig 1

I went to prison last night here in Hillsborough. It took about fourteen months to get me through that gate but it was worth it. For me and I truly believe in my heart that […]

Hyperventilation

March 12, 2017 Art Fettig 1

I don’t ever want to do those things I ought to do There’s always something new out there for me I swear it’s true There’s something bigger or better or lovelier that I see There’s […]

Teaching and Learning

March 5, 2017 Art Fettig 0

I have often heard instructors say that they learn a whole lot more by teaching a subject than the students learn. I gave a three hour presentation in Buffalo recently and as I was speaking […]

Here’s how the Chicago Times in 1865 evaluated President Lincoln’s Gettsyburg Address in commenting on it the day after its delivery. “The cheek of every American must tingle with shame as he reads the silly, […]

Aren’tchaglad?

February 20, 2017 Art Fettig 0

Aren’tchaglad you’re not working in Washington, D.C. right now? Aren’tcha? And aren’tchaglad you’re not a commentator on one of those TV news shows where they line up a mess of broadcasters or so called experts […]

The Binge

February 10, 2017 Art Fettig 1

I’ve been on a binge for over a month now and it just beginning to show some positive results. I’ve been working on a booklet tentatively titled “Stuff I Wrote”. One by one I have […]

Aunt Jean

February 5, 2017 Art Fettig 0

My wife, Jean, just celebrated her 82nd birthday and the cards and candy and flowers and phone calls and the messages on Facebook – they were inspiring. Some of those messages written on the cards […]

The Upstairs Room

January 27, 2017 Art Fettig 0

In our home located just a couple of stone throws outside the quaint and growing town of Hillsborough, NC I have an upstairs room. Until just recently I seldom went upstairs and that was just […]

Aha!

January 22, 2017 Art Fettig 0

Have you ever experienced an AHA! moment in your life? It is a time when you learned a great truth that might influence your entire future. I had such a moment one day in February […]

I’ve Still Got Rhythm

January 13, 2017 Art Fettig 0

My first musical instrument was a telephone book. It was a hefty instrument being from Detroit, Michigan. I bought a pair of jazz brushes and sat down on a stool right next to the old […]