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Connected
Blockchain The Internet changed our lives in numerous ways, and became a great equalizer for society. It changed the way we do business, and made the world a little smaller. We now have another technology that will go a step further. It is called blockchain. What is blockchain? First, blockchain is a distributed database, meaning…
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From the Editor
Surprise Kate was driving home, and she mentioned that she was bringing me a surprise. I asked a few questions, none of which were answered, and in my mind I settled on something like guava pastries or cheesecake. When she arrived, she handed me the above package. Kate had carried this bundle on an airplane. …
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In Nature
Riverbanks Botanical Garden “And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.” ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett ~ The Secret Garden I love gated gardens with architectural features that invite you in to explore their treasures. It was particularly nice to have this garden to myself. One of the things I most enjoyed, during…
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In the Wild!
Alpacas Over our morning coffee, as we looked out, on our back yard, we pondered exactly how nice it would be to see alpacas roaming through the trees and maybe, going down to the river, for a drink of water. We actually contemplated what we would need to do, to give them a happy place…
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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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Public Square
Sagamore Hill Theodore Roosevelt’s Home Oyster Bay “Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight.” ~ Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall ~ Sagamore Hill was President Theodore Roosevelt’s home for 33 years; it was a home he shared with his second wife, Edith, after having…
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Perfect Post Cards
Play Ball! As the All-Star game gets ready to start, I share with you the only postcard I bought, when we visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame, at Coopers Town, in the autumn of 1991. I had seen A League of their Own, and was thrilled to see some small mention of women in…
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A View From the Road
The Seated Ballerina Hitting the streets of New York City, I felt a bit like Forrest Gump, at the moment, where after years of running, he suddenly decided he was done, stopped, and headed home. Of late, I have been feeling like “been there, done that” when on the road, and thinking instead about things…
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Art
To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Weatherbeaten by Winslow Homer and His Home I first fell in love with Winslow Homer’s work, when I went looking for a gift for Melody, and settled on one of his prints. His…
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Holiday’s
Happy 4th of July! “Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.” ~ John Adams~ As we mark this day with family, friends, and fireworks, let us not forget why we stop to celebrate on July the Forth, and let us raise our voices united in our prayer that God Bless America!…
