Monthly Archives: February 2017

(Much criticized in his own time for the  aesthetic ‘weakness’ of his writing style, Orwell has had the last laugh, his major opus outliving other twentieth-century classics, influencing millions of people around the globe since it was written, and currently … Continue reading →

(my prized copy of the April 13, 1937 Time, photo by Man Ray, published after The Years came out) “In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.” –Virginia Woolf ………………………. As … Continue reading →

(Typical of illustrated movie books sold in bookstores of the day is Michael Todd’s Around the World in 80 Days Almanac, Random House, 1956) Well, obviously not watching the televised fashion show overflowing with egos, agendas, and political correctness. Again, … Continue reading →

Today’s story of the guy who trusted his GPS which led him into a Toronto streetcar tunnel. Morals: Never trust your life and vehicle to technology (GPS). Don’t believe everything/all information technology tells you. Use common sense and empirical evidence … Continue reading →

  (One past place of inner renewal for me: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona) …………………………………………………………….. “Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up.”

people wherever you go, wherever you are.

“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” –Ram Dass

The two-note song of the Black-capped Chickadee greeting me this chilly morning as I put out the garbage.

(a highly recommended Miramax video) There are CVAs and then there are other strokes. There are the ‘lucky’ kind that 100-year-old-and-still-goin’-strong Kirk Douglas had. There are those that kill. And then there are the rare ones called Locked-In Syndrome which … Continue reading →

Note: pictures from this point on are safe to click on. Once any one picture is clicked, all pictures below come up after refreshing the site. (my rare signed Trio book which sold widely on newsstands in 1960 (Random House); … Continue reading →