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Patton The Pursuit of Destiny By Agostino Von Hassell and Ed Breslin A man who for so many was larger than life is the subject of Patton: The Pursuit of Destiny which is a chronologically arranged biography about four star General George S. Patton Jr., the World War II leader who has so closely been...
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On a Road in Arkansas We had been in Branson, Missouri, meandering through the Ozarks, on a very dark night. Kate was driving, when I happened to notice the above sign. It took me several seconds to process the words I had read, after which she put the car in reverse, that I might...
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History Will Judge Us For Our Silence Update On Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani In the terrible years of the Yezhov terror, I spent seventeen months waiting in line outside the prison in Leningrad. One day somebody in the crowd identified me. Standing behind me was a woman, with lips blue from the cold, who...
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Wildlife in the Garden One of the pleasures of the garden is watching the creatures which have made it home. While I have yet to master wildlife photography, below are a few shots of the many animals which either make our garden their home, or drop by for a visit! Not pictured are the...
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And Counting I have removed “Bienvenidos, Mi Casa Es Su Casa” for the season, replacing it with a tin pumpkin, which says welcome; still hanging is the welcome to the garden porcelain sign, which will not come down until the Merry Christmas takes its place on the arbor. Missing, are the campaign placards which...
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El Braz Your spirit seems familiar, I feel the imprint of your soul upon my own. Yet, you are far away. Who are you? Have we met? Do I know you? Or are you just a passing acquaintance, that I happened upon one night? That imprint – was it just the passing press, or...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed. ~William Blake ~ Caprice in Purple and Gold No 2: The Golden Screen, by James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial I remember this war and I remember all of the controversy that surrounded the making of this memorial. It has been a good thirty years since I first visited the Memorial. I approached from the Mall, reverently, yet anticipating my opportunity to see what all of the fuss was about....
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In Memory’s Kitchen A Legacy from the Women of Terezín “When first I opened the copybook and saw the handwriting of my mother, I had to close it,” said Anny. “I put it away and only much later did I have the courage to look. My husband and I, we were afraid of it. ...
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“A man who never lost himself in a cause bigger than himself has missed one of life’s mountaintop experiences. Only in losing himself does he find himself.” ~ Richard Milhouse Nixon ~ The Ferdinand Magellan lives in Florida! The Pullman private rail car, which was also known as U.S. 1, the...
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