The Woman There was a knock at the door. My first reaction was to call for Kate; but she had endured too many interruptions of late. I looked down, at myself, to check that I was presentable, and walked to the front door. I looked through the peep hole, there was an unknown...
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Fort McHenry O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming! And the rockets’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof...
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Different Ducks In 1987, Nancy Schön created a statue of a mother duck and her eight ducklings, inspired by Robert McCloskey’s book Make Way for Ducklings, published in 1941, and set in the Boston Public Garden, which is also home to the sculpture. Merry, our dear dog, has learned to tolerate her semi-sibling...
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“Bread and Water can so easily be Toast and Tea” ~Author Unknown~ Happy Birthday Mother! Recently, I showed my Mother some photographs my niece had posted on Facebook, and I tried to capture my Mother’s comments, about what she saw. Afterwards, she left my desk area and headed toward her room. “You know what...
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Encounter By Federico García Lorca From Poema Del Cante Jondo (Poem of the Deep South) Neither you nor I are ready to find one another. You . . . for reasons you know. I loved her so much! Follow that narrow path. In my hands I’ve got holes from the nails. Can’t you see...
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Bromeliads in the Everglades Driving through the Everglades, a field of greens and blues, you occasionally spot splashes of red, purple and yellow, clinging to the trees. While not as beautiful as many of spices in our gardens, it is impossible to not be drawn to these air plants. They are of...
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Protect the Valuable and the Fragile “The left tackle’s job is to protect the quarterback from what he can’t see coming – To protect his blind side.” ~From Blindside ~ We often talk about a defense in depth position for security; but what about an offense in depth position? We need to go...
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The Washington Monument, Washington D.C. In our attempt to secure three day weekends, Americans who once honored the Father of our Country, President George Washington, on his birthday of February 22, and the Great Emancipator, President Abraham Lincoln, on his birthday, February 12, now celebrate Presidents’ Day, on the third Monday of February.
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Quiche Spinach, Smoked Gouda, and Caramelized Onions I love French quiche and her cousins, the Italian frittata, and the Spanish tortilla (made with eggs and potatoes, not to be confused with Mexican tortillas made with corn or flower.) These are all dishes which can be prepared in a relatively small amount of time,...
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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself, but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer defeat.” ~ Sun Tsu ~ The Art of War Nuclear Energy Part I A few weeks ago, I...
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