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A View From the Road
“Magnolias for Pittsburg” I do not know that without the snow, on the ground, I would have been stopped by this View From the Road; but a magnolia tree in bloom, in the winter, most assuredly caught my attention. This small park, located in downtown Pittsburg, on the corner of 7th Street and Penn Avenue,…
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Art
To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice.~ Andre Malraux ~ Three Top Sergeants byGeorge Luks I continue to be drawn to realism and continue to be surprised; this painting is not something I would typically be attracted by, yet inexplicably I am. It is…
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From the Editor
Live by Sword Die by the Sword Impeachment Trial of President Donald TrumpFires in AustraliaGeneral Qasem Soleimani Killed Ukraine Flight 752 Shot DownIran Launches Ballistic Missiles toward IraqProtest in LebanonPrince Harry and Megan Markel Make ChangeEarthquakes in Puerto RicoCoronavirus from ChinaEarthquake in TurkeyEntire Russian Cabinet Resigns American Embassy Attacks in Iraq Death of Kobe Bryant…
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Food
Sharing with PattyAnd all Connoisseur’sOf Great Food I often shoot pictures, of the dishes, I make, on this table top. It is the dining room table, which was Kate’s grandmother’s, Tessie, and is where we take most of our meals in Maine; and it is adorned with one of my favorite textiles. I happen to…
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Connected
IoT It Is the Data not the Device The Internet of Things, IoT, is a game changer for businesses that are able to define use cases that will not only provide data critical to their business model, but will strategically help them to quickly identify opportunities. In order to achieve the results from business, IT…
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Food
Pork Tenderloin in a Green Sauce I have become inspired by Pati Jinich, to branch out with chilis, in my cooking. Thus with a beautiful pork tenderloin on the menu, for Sunday supper, I decided to forgo a Cuban or Middle Eastern preparation, or even barbeque, which I considered for a moment, and see what…
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Reflections
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day Holocaust MemorialByOfra Friedland There are various days, around the world, which are set aside to remember the six million Jewish people who were murdered in the Holocaust between 1933 and 1945. The International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as designated by the United Nations is January 27, the day the Soviet Army…
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The Dialogue
“Ye are the Light of the World” In 2001, Andrea Yates did the unthinkable, and murdered her children; sadly, it appears that another mother in Arizona has committed the same heinous act. Tonight I found a sermon my Mother wrote, in response to the events that occurred almost twenty years ago. Her first question was:…
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Public Square
African American History Monument The South Carolina State House grounds are most definitely worth a stop; they have an impressive display of monuments honoring various individuals and commemorating events which matter, like African-American History. A good place to remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. From South Carolina Just Right:“The first of its…
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Poet’s Corner
Fragility Life is housedIn the most fragile of vessels Try as we mightOur lives are livedBarely holding onTo the very tip Of that branch Which is supposed To secure our worldWe are exposed to the elementsMercilessly battered and beatenSheltered in a papery shellWhich we can only hope Will withstand the coming stormsBut we are habitually…
