Sun Studios I love when I come upon the unexpected View From the Road; which is exactly what happened while driving through Memphis. I spotted Sam Phillips, Sun Studio, which he opened in 1950, and where he went on to record the men and women who would lay the foundation in...
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65 Books for 65 Years – Celebrating Israel Below is an article listing 65 Books which deal with Israel; it was complied by Stuart Schnee PR, at:http://stuartschnee.com/Wordpress/65-books-for-65-years-celebrating-israel-with-books-of-course/ I have not read them all, though I wish I had; but included are definitely several favorites of mine, like “O Jerusalem”, by Larry Collins and...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Idle Hours by H. Siddons Mowbray H. Siddons Mowbray is perhaps best known of his murals; but I am drawn to the serenity of Idle Hours, and oil on canvas, which is...
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Orchids of Latin America At the Smithsonian Rarely, do I plan to do something in particular, when going through Washington D.C., as car travel does not sit well with scheduling. There are always things I hope to do, but one never knows. On this specific day, we had hoped to take...
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California Sea Lions in San Francisco According to the Pier 39 website http://www.pier39.com/home/the-sea-lion-story/ the sea lions at Pier 39, moved into K-Dock, after an earthquake in October of 1989. Within a couple of months, they had made themselves as home, and invited their relatives to join the neighborhood. After much consideration, by those...
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Fairy Tales Sometimes – Al I want to do is run. Is that really so bad? So what if I do not want to be here anymore, or play their games – by their rules? There has to be something better. Doesn’t there? Give me back my fairy tales. Let...
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Skyline Chili I first encountered Skyline Chili in Florida, not Cincinnati, Ohio, from which it hails; it took a good long while to be motivated sufficiently to try spaghetti with chili, a quirky, regional specialty, which is actually rather tasty and an experience worth having. We happened to find ourselves in...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Washington D.C. “In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression – everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God...
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Navy Bean Soup I love hearty soups, any time of the year. I find a certain comfort in knowing there is a pot of soup sitting on the stove, ready to feed any hungry soul, who might stop by unexpectedly. Like all great recipes, in my humble opinion, this bean soup is forgiving...
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A View From the Road This is the place, Buckman Tavern (built in 1709) where the Minute Men gathered on April 19, 1775, before heading out to battle. On Monday, April 15, 2012, Patriot’s Day, which marks the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, with the Battles of Lexington and...
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