My City, A Christmas Spectacle by Anthony Ruiz Cynicism is set aside for the Yuletide The concrete jungle is glittered with snow My city, illuminated by Macy’s festive windows Telling tales of Kris Kringle Of presents and bows Ice skating in the park Central or Bryant Rockefeller Center home to the...
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The Risk Based Strategy The Internet of Things, IoT, which “is the interconnection of uniquely identifiable embedded computing devices within the existing Internet infrastructure,” includes everything from our computers and cellphones, to pacemakers and insulin pumps, to smart meters and toll passes. It is noted by Gartner, an American information technology research group that...
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A Snow Laden View From the Road Stepping outside the front door, on Thanksgiving morning, offered this snow laden view from the road; complete with bending branches, weighted down by the heavy snow, which had been falling since the day before.
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Gingerbread Station A great addition, to a holiday party, is a Gingerbread Station. I have never met anyone, even the sternest of souls, who with the tiniest bit of prodding, will not pick up an icing bag or box of gumdrops and bring life to gingerbread, be it a structure or creature. Decorating...
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Peter “To New Lands and Old Memories!” “From now until you die make it count.” “So come hear the band on Saturday night. Y’ know Chris life is so peculiar. Full of variety. Things to do, things to learn, people to meet, places to go. Millions of tiny worlds other than this one.” “There...
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked...
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Steel Wheel Kustoms & Autobody Repeatedly, as we prepare for the holidays, this year, Kate has commented on how nice it is to be able to participate again, in the festivities. Tonight, we decided to buy a Christmas tree. When we arrived, at the store, we instantly found a beautiful tree, but not an...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Skating in Central Park By Agnes Tait Leave it to a true New Yorker to so perfectly capture Central Park, teaming with festive merry makers. Skating in Central Park is perhaps Tait’s most...
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The Turkeys Are Back and in Flight Almost as if on cue, the day after Thanksgiving (American), the turkeys have returned! We have missed them throughout the autumn, wondering where they were; quite obviously, they were hiding. It is nice to see them busily pecking away, looking for a bite...
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Why It Is Called Beaver Dam We are often accused of not helping out the economy because we are great do it yourself types. Well, we did try to hire someone, to pick-up the overabundance of autumn leaves that we had raked; to no avail. He spent hours, accomplishing little, other...
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