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Public Square
“1930’s Family Camping: York Beach, Maine At Home on the Road” I unexpectedly happened upon this exhibit, at the Smithsonian, and found myself taking a moment to savor a piece of both familiar and foreign history. One of the things I first noticed, when driving through Maine, many years ago, was that the…
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In the Wild!
Cheese Curls and the Seagulls We came upon this couple, at Nubble Lighthouse, in York, Maine, and absolutely had to stop to photograph their interaction with the seagulls – yes, I asked if I could photograph, and they kindly said yes. Apparently, the majestic gull, shares human’s appreciation for the crunchy, cheesy…
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Art
To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Garden Parasol by Frederick Carl Frieseke I love the serenity of this painting. It so beautifully captures my idea of a perfect afternoon, one spent reading in the garden, enjoying the sunshine and…
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Poet’s Corner
A Good Life You are right I know you do not hear that often enough to please you but this time you are right chocolate cream pie in Missoula on the 4th of July is no small thing nor is the Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway or a flyover of military jets as we…
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From the Editor
Our Collective Dream, Or Lack Thereof “. . . We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies…
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Connected
Supply Chain Management In July of 2017 new standards were put in place for NERC SIP – 013-1, which is about implementation guidance and SIP – 010-3, which is about software integrity and authenticity. (North American Electric Reliability Corporation, which is associated with FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which is a part of Electric…
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Favorite Books
Sitting By My Bedside “One sure window into a person’s soul is his reading list.” ~ Mary B. W. Tabor ~ What are you reading? Are you looking for your next great read? Here is a look at what is sitting by my bedside, and which I am pleased to recommend. Let me know what…
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Holiday’s
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Punch Bowl “the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.” ~ Abraham Lincoln, writing to Mrs. Lydia Bixby ~ On Memorial Day, as we stop to remember those who have served our nation, I offer you…
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Food
Carne Asada If you have read these pages, for any length of time, you know how much we enjoy finding the perfect tacos de carne asada, while on the road. Let me state a fact we all know, no matter our efforts, what we create at home will never match the taste, of what we…
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Poet’s Corner
Outside Looking In I stand on the outside and look in it is a choice I made years ago though I am no longer certain why I did not think it would last a lifetime but it has I have lived my life like an ambivalent college freshman who keeps taking primer courses checking off…
