Monthly Archives: July 2014

While still sifting through boxes, Miriam came across a Playbill of this brilliant play by David Auburn we saw on Broadway circa 2000-2001.  There is precious little about the play itself in the Playbill, but as I went online to … Continue reading →

In the course of looking for something else, I came across an interesting fact about the woman seated at the table above.  She is Lauren Bacall, the sultry 20th century star of films with a distinctive voice and disdain for her large feet … Continue reading →

Just when I was resigned to passing up the Arizona Fall League this year, the Phillies drafted Aaron Nola with the 7th overall pick.  Consensus is that Nola has a good chance to be the first of this year’s draft … Continue reading →

  You can read about the controversy generated by the now infamous grinning selfie of Princess Breanna in many sources, including this Washington Post piece.  One of life’s difficult lessons that young people learn is that you really don’t have … Continue reading →

Overcast skies provides the impetus for staying inside and catching up on some reading beyond sacrosanct morning Starbucks time.  The Golden Thread, The Story of Writing, is a book that only a former monk could have written.  And overcast skies … Continue reading →

… nice to reflect on the beauty of last Thursday evening’s shoreline, overlooking a party on the lower level of Martell’s Tiki Bar, readying for the fireworks, and leaving with a bang.

… with five of our ten granddaughters by the ocean … There’s only one teeny weeny little way we had changed the afternoon, gorgeous weather and all.  See the family sitting and standing on the blanket adjacent to us?   … Continue reading →

Well … maybe some stuff matters more than others.  Which  you become acutely aware of when you move and go through the stuff you thought was indispensable that proves to be dispensable after all.  Stuff matters in a way we … Continue reading →

In the course of looking for something else, of course, I came across Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.  If Wiki tells it correctly, Suite — which is the story of Stephen Stills’ breakup with Judy Collins — was the very basis … Continue reading →

This is a shot of the Channel Islands, suggested last July 4th as one of the Top Secret Places you should visit before you die.  Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, located between the northern coast of France … Continue reading →