Dispatches
Dispatches from Home – Good for President Obama!
Greetings! Good for President Obama! “It’s not just sometimes folks who are mad that colleges are too liberal that have a problem. Sometimes there are folks on college campuses who are liberal, and maybe even agree with me on a…
Dispatches from Home – A Brisk Walk.
Greetings! A brisk, two-mile walk to the beach and back, the crisp wind dancing around me, as the late afternoon light glistens with a yellow-gold hue across the sand flats and the sun sets seductively below the horizon. Life is…
Dispatches from Home – Armistice Day Then and Now.
My Dad, the Marine, often shared a poignant memory with me. When he lived in Chicago in the 1930s, he recounted that on November 11th, if it coincided with a school day, he and his classmates, along with the entire…
Dispatches from Home – Kristallnacht.
Greetings! Lest we forget. Smiles are so revealing. (Originally posted November 9, 2024)
Dispatches from Home – Ripper! The Secret Life of Walter Sicker.
“Monday, August 6, 1888, was a bank holiday, and London was a carnival of wondrous things to do for as little as pennies if one could spare a few.” Thus begins one of my much-loved books about one of my…
Dispatches from Home – Albert Camus and His Invincible Love.
“My dears, in the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within…
Dispatches from Home – Ghosts Along The Mississippi.
In the Prologue of GHOSTS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI, the book’s author, Clarence John Laughlin, writes: “This book will attempt to present the evolution of Louisiana plantation culture, in terms of the contrast, and the adhesion of two subtly related, unlike,…
Dispatches from Home – An Ancient Door and a Double Rainbow.
Wow! As they say…been here, done that! This venerable, 700-year-old door is even more impressive in person! Sam and I were in Westminster Abbey the day Queen Elizabeth passed away. We also saw the double rainbow over the abbey that…
Dispatches from Home – A Happy Wedding.
Greetings! What a busy, enjoyable weekend I’ve had. It’s always a delight to be a part of something special, and the wedding of two people who are totally in love with each other is…shall I say it…the icing on the…
Dispatches from Home – Acorns and Happy Memories.
Greetings! As a child back in the 50s, oftentimes after church, Mom, Dad, and I would eat lunch in the dining room of the elegant Edgewater Gulf Hotel. After lunch, they would sit in comfy lawn chairs while I romped…
Dispatches from Home – Thanks for the Memories.
Good evening. One of my most enjoyable pleasures is dining with friends. Thank you, Ned, for the conversation, most of which should follow us to the grave. Mum’s the word. (LOL!) I include Colton in the mums department as well.…
Dispatches from Home – Luxury, Steam, and a Pleasant Crossing.
Greetings! This Dispatch was part of my “First and Last” series, which incorporated the first and last paragraphs of books with my commentary in between. “It’s hard to believe they are gone. The piers are still there. The bon voyage…