A Look at Ford’s Theater “Some think I do wrong to go to the opera and theater but it relieves my heavy burden.” ~President Abraham Lincoln~ We kicked off the holiday season in Washington D.C., by seeing A Christmas Carol, at the Ford Theater, a perennial favorite. The production was joyful, including a...
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Thank you Queen Elizabeth I first heard of Lakeland, Florida, in a history book; the city was used as a staging area, for American troops, during the Spanish – American War. Later, we had dear friends move north, to Lakeland, from South Florida, and found ourselves stopping by on occasion, to pay...
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My Little Town of Bethlehem I Did Find It A Better Home “This year, The Village was put up in the Library, on a new table; there are quite a few new elements, which needed to be accommodated. It has grown so much, and taken on such a different feel. As I...
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A Welcoming View Is this not the view you would like to come home to everyday? I remember a few years ago, arriving late one evening, to this plenteousness collection of wonderment, waiting by the front door. Much like tonight, I had been out trying to finish my Christmas errands, and as...
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Sony Defeated in Cyberwar If there has ever been a question in your mind if there is a cyberwar, it should have been answered after the Sony attack. Sony has now agreed to the demands of the cybercriminals, who by the way have been linked to North Korea. Nation State sponsored cyber attacks, which...
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President Obama has Normalized Relations with President Castro “From our point of view, we have no human-rights problem – there have been no ‘disappeareds’ here, there have been no tortures here, there have been no murders here. In twenty-five years of revolution, in spite of the difficulties and dangers we have passed through, torture...
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Happy Hanukkah! “We light these lights for the miracles and the wonders, for the redemption and the battles that you made for our forefathers, in those days at this season, through your holy priests. During all eight days of Hanukkah these lights are sacred, and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of...
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Post Cards A Picture and a Thousand Words “Jerusalem — Davids Street” The street looks as I remember it, though her inhabitants are perhaps dressed less westernized than when I was there. I love that the artist captured both Jews and Muslims in this picture. Many years ago, while on a car trip north, from Los Angeles to...
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Sitting By My Bedside “One sure window into a person’s soul is his reading list.” ~ Mary B. W. Tabor ~ What are you reading? Are you looking for your next great read? Here is a look at what is sitting by my bedside, and which I am pleased to recommend....
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Panettone My first trip to Italy was during the winter. We had spent Christmas in Paris, and then took a train south, where I first encountered the glorious Panettone. We were traveling with a ham – yes a ham; in Spain we had purchased an entire Serrano ham, and had eaten ham...
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