D-DAY (so soon forgotten) Yesterday was D-Day. It almost passed my notice, as it seems to have done for so many others besides. It’s not surprising. The passing flow of time, and the press of all our anxieties of the
SO, VENUS….. (like…..do you come here often?) Venus transited the sun the other day. A tiny black spot which drifted across the face of our fiery star, and then, quietly moved on along its celestial track….as it has done almost
A DIAMOND JUBILEE PARTY (for England’s favorite grandmother) It was quite a party, a diamond jubilee party, for England’s favorite grandmother. Queen Elizabeth II became the country’s monarch when both of us were in our mid twenties. It’s nice to
BECOMING A LANDMARK….WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (yes, I’m older than the Golden Gate Bridge…but don’t call me a landmark!) It’s somewhat of a shock to realize I’m older than the Golden Gate Bridge….but don’t call me a landmark! For those who
LET THERE BE NO MORE MILES TO GO…. (before they live up to the promises they swore to keep) Like many others who have served I’m one of the lucky ones who have never had to wade through the morass
NEVER ON A SUNDAY…. (or any other day, and keep your mitts off our ouzo!) The Euro-Zone financial brains should have realized early on that trying to equate –Greek- with –austerity- would end up being an oxymoron. After decades of
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS UP (true advocacy…or political ploy?) President Obama recently openly spoke up in support of same-sex marriage. Whether, as he said, it was a long “evolutionary” process to reach that viewpoint, his openly saying so was carefully qualified
FROM COMMISSAR TO….CZAR? (….accession and start of the reign of Vladimir the First) Mr. Putin has once again been inaugurated as President of Russia, in a ceremonial having aromas of the long-demised czarist regime, complete with Cossack-like actions by his
LA FRANCE, BLEU, BLANC ET….ROSE? (… by a Left turn from the Right lane, with a turn signal in a fetching shade of Pink) M. Hollande’s narrow margin of political victory over M. Sarkozy is as close to a split
OTHER TIMES AND PLACES (….from a camera’s eye glimpse of one) It’s Armed Forces Day, 2012, just a few weeks short of our traditional Memorial Day observances for those fallen in the service of our country. Coming across a long