Shorthand RIP
While admiring Eva's WWII medals earlier this week I came across this icon from another era. Eva could take...
Signs of Our Times 4
Is this the Biden...
Directed Travel
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...
Words Seldom Seen: Enigmatic
Enigmatic Adjective: A mysterious or puzzling person, situation or statement. From enigma. Example: "Russia is a...
Laughing in Decline 4
At a convent in Ireland, the 98-year-old Mother Superior lay dying. The nuns gathered around her bed trying to make...
Book Review: John Marshall
John Marshall by Richard Brookhiser John Marshall was an aide to George Washington during the revolution. He was not...
Sharing
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...
Signs of Our Times 3
Good Idea! And an indicator of our times. Migration is a fact we have to deal...
An Obituary Idea
"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...
Words Seldom Seen: Shibboleth
Shibboleth Noun: A peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a...
