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 ~ This is a twenty-five foot tall sculpture entitled Unconditional Surrender, created by Seward Johnson. It is based on the...
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This is a trading world and men, women and children, who cannot live on gravity alone, need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he who ministers to this want is in a business established by the Author of our nature. If he worthily fulfills his mission and amuses...
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William J. Clinton Presidential Center The President Clinton Library was much maligned, before opening, because of its architecture. It was said, by critics, that it looked like a double-wide house-trailer, on the river. The design is very utilitarian. The three story structure is easy to navigate and includes full-scale replicates of both...
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“The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.” ~ Oscar Wilde ~ Mr. Bojangles “Bojangles is special because I hated the song. Because I was afraid to do it. Because that was my fear, that I would...
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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 ~ Battleship Missouri Memorial As we recall the sacrifice of so many, on Memorial day, in A View From...
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Cuba Nostalgia 2010 Marcial and Adriana invited us Cuba Nostalgia 2010, and I am so glad that they did! Held in Miami, this exposition highlights the Cuba I have only heard about. However, for at least one afternoon, I was able to visit! Carlos Manuel de Céspedes On October 10, 1868, he proclaimed...
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“Just living is not enough, said the butterfly. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” ~ Hans Christian Andersen ~ I left home in the midst of winter, and returned to find spring. Our mid-afternoon rains have returned. For some reason my wild ducks come to roost, on the...
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“The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.” ~ Oscar Wilde ~ While we wait for the muses, which I understand; I want to sing the praises of YouTube. The website was created by three former PayPal employees...
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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 ~ “Kiva – Loans that Change Lives” I do not know if you have seen the commercials...
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This is a trading world and men, women and children, who cannot live on gravity alone, need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he who ministers to this want is in a business established by the Author of our nature. If he worthily fulfills his mission and amuses without...
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