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A View From the Road
Christmas in Kennebunkport Maine Watching the people gather across the road, on the bridge, of course raised our curiosity, but did not detour us from our walk. We continued over the bridge to the display which had caught our eye, when we drove into town. However, we did not tarry and after a few photographs…
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Public Square
Pearl Harbor {Photograph taken on the boat, as we approached the Memorial, an iconic shot that includes, from left to right, the USS Missouri, where the Japanese surrendered, ending World War II, in the Pacific, the harbor control tower at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, which was built in 1925, and from where the…
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The Dialogue
Merry Christmas Make History I am not sure she could have offered me a more apropos greeting; even so many years later, her words and the card still bring a smile to my face and hope to my heart. Dec 1, (1999) “This is the last Christmas of the Century – Make history – Make…
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From the Editor
This Was the Year It has been quite a year; it began and ended with trips to North Carolina, a state which has had a rather historical year of its own, but that is not the history I will dwell on here. As 2016 draws to a close, I feel compelled to spend a few…
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Connected
My Mother Has Gone Viral, Well Maybe Not Exactly but Close This month, I am not going to warn you about a pending cyber-attack or tell you why security matters; instead I thought I would share with you a personal story, which perfectly shows why being Connected, can be such a gift to us all.…
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The Gecko Says
The Tradition of Traditions I had it explained to me once why as we get older the years seem to fly by. It turns out that when you’re say, 5 years old, one year is only one-fifth of your life. That’s a lot! That’s $.20 of a dollar. And a year seems to take forever…
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Poet’s Corner
Lucille Marlene I have often told your Mother that she comes from good stock, and it is true. She was birthed into a world with mighty women looking over her, watching to make sure she understood her value; telling her that her dreams, hopes, and wishes rested in her hands, and not…
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Cuba
An Evil Genius I would like to share a perspective worth reading, which must remain anonymous for now: “We Cubans used to call Fidel Castro “un genio del mal“, someone that used his extraordinary intelligence to rise to power and cement his absolute authority over millions of his compatriots, causing pain, death and misery for…
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Art
To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Landing of the Pilgrims by Henry Sargent Happy Thanksgiving! This is the first painting hung in Americas oldest continuous museum, Pilgrim Hall, in Plymouth Massachusetts. “The Pilgrims were not met by a Native American…
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The Gecko Says
Community Lately I’ve wondered – what does it mean to be a community? Is it a group of people living within close proximity helping one another, sharing similar belief systems, values, morals and goals? Traditionally I’d say yes. But recently I was exposed to a different kind of community which seems to encapsulate all of…
