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A View From the Road
Library Walk “Truth exists. Only falsehood has to be invented.” George Braque (1882-1963) – Le Jour et La Nuit Sometimes we must look down to see the view. One of my favorite places in New York is the Public Library, on 5th Avenue and 42nd Street; you know where the two large marble lions, Patience…
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From the Editor
Higginsville “It is not that we are old, we are just not young anymore.” The words are not mine, and I am afraid I may not have quoted them correctly. I heard them, on the original Magnum P.I., spoken by Tom Selleck’s character, and thought about how true they rang. Magnum P.I., the original series,…
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Art
To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ At the Foot of the Cross by Robert Scott Duncanson I know she projects a deep melancholy; but I also find her beautiful and at the moment, she speaks to me. For many all…
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Holiday’s
Happy Fall! Putting up this year’s autumn village was a bit bitter sweet. My great-niece, who so loves to make “adjustments” to the village, has moved away, and most likely will not have an opportunity to see this year’s offering. But today fall has begun; the trees are most definitely beginning to…
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Holiday’s
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur “Le shanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim” Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown on September 18th and ends at nightfall on September 20th, 2020. The New Year is ushered in according to Leviticus 23, with the sounding of the Shofar, calling Jews to seek God’s forgiveness, reflecting on Him…
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Poet’s Corner
Summer is Almost Over It is not the calendar which alerts me that summer is almost over; nor has an anxious neighbor put out an autumn display of scarecrows, bales of hay, and deep orange pumpkins; I do not think they would dare quite yet. Rather it is the laughing children on bicycles, the parents…
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Remembering Nine-Eleven
South Carolina’s First Responder MemorialRemembering the Heroes of 9-11 It is hard to believe that nineteen years have passed since the attacks of September 11th, on our nation. We remember and vow never to forget; as do so many communities across our nation. On our journey’s we have made it a point to…
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Food
Comfort Food I write about things which I care about, impact my life and that I enjoy sharing with the people I love. How could food not fit in that category? Yet, the pandemic has made this column, along with others, more challenging. It is not only that sharing a recipe feels a bit trivial,…
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From the Editor
Civility There is so much to miss these days, from getting together with people to being able to make plans; I believe that regardless of how long this virus last, it will come to an end and I will once again be able to go shopping or on vacation. But I am also missing civility;…
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Connected
Covid-19 and the Data There is a lot of misinformation about Covid-19. I am fortunate to work with, what I consider, the best data modeling tool presently available. Interset, is the name of the technology, which is being used to help provide a predictive model for Covid-19. What is Interset? How do I use it…
