While admiring Eva’s WWII medals earlier this week I came across this icon from another era. Eva could take shorthand at over 100 words per minute....Read More
In March I wrote a series of entries about travel Here, Here and Here. I had started with the idea that an awful lot of travel was status display. I was wrong. I had underestimated how much travel is ...Read More
Enigmatic Adjective: A mysterious or puzzling person, situation or statement. From enigma. Example: “Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Winston Churchill ...Read More
At a convent in Ireland, the 98-year-old Mother Superior lay dying. The nuns gathered around her bed trying to make her last journey comfortable. They tried giving her warm milk to drink but she refus...Read More
John Marshall by Richard Brookhiser John Marshall was an aide to George Washington during the revolution. He was not a signer of the Declaration of Independence and he was not a delegate to the Consti...Read More
If I look at a piece of art you can look at the same piece and we both gain. If I eat a piece of cake it is not available for you to eat. If I share an idea with you we both have the idea. If I share ...Read More
“Tim led a good life and had a peaceful death – but the transition was a bitch. And for the record, he did not lose his battle with cancer. When he died, the cancer died, so technically it...Read More
Shibboleth Noun: A peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons. Example: “When she said: “I’ll have a pop....Read More