Chili Cheese Fritos! When I was in high school, in Delano, California, a new little eatery opened on Main Street. Our sophomore year, Sarah got her driver’s license, and we would occasionally leave school for lunch, and head to Main Street. This is a silly little recipe, but it really is quite...
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Mother, Mail, and Peter When I saw this letter recently, it surprised me in so many ways – it was not in my file of Peter’s letters, rather it was with my correspondence from my Mother. It was a letter I had written my Mother, while on my second trip to Europe...
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Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Site “Young African American men came to Tuskegee from all over the nation to train as military pilots. They began with primary flight training here at Tuskegee Institute’s Moton filed. Tuskegee Institute also has a smaller field, Kennedy Field, where some cadets received orientation flights in the Piper...
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Over the River and Through the Woods As I was making lunch, Kate walked into the kitchen and asked if I would like to go explore the woods, across the river, in our backyard. I instantly said yes, what a great idea; I then commented on the fact that I did...
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An Unfinished View Driving through Louisville Kentucky, I was forced to stop as this unique View From the Road, caught my attention. At first, I found it a bit comical, but then began thinking about the notion of a façade; and how so often the only thing which seems to matter, to us, is...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Snow Storm, Maine Coast by Antonio Mattei Okay, just the right amount of snow for my taste! Where is the man running off to? Is the small boat bringing the...
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Revolutions and Revelations One thing I’ve never run across during my trips around our Sun is anyone who did not like music. Sure, there’s forms of music we may not care for; but I’ve never heard someone say “I just don’t care to listen to music.” Like you, dear Reader, I too have my...
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To The Burlington Electric Company From Russia With Love The recent cyberattack at the Burlington Electric Company, in Vermont, is like something out of the pages of the Ian Fleming novel, From Russia With Love. Fleming’s novel about plot and counterplots between British and Russian intelligence agencies, is very similar to what we have...
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Stone Mountain Let me start by saying that regardless of what those who initiated this project may have desired, the result, as it stands today is a work of art, worth the detour. While American man-made wonders are not as ancient, as in other parts of the world, they are no less...
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What Is Your New Year’s Resolution? “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8: 32 ~ It is that time of year, When one is asked such things As what will be your New Year resolution The chatter begins Some are...
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