Children have schools, but everyone has access to public libraries. I’m always amazed at the resources and activities available. When we were looking for a place to live, proximity to a library was a consideration for location. And, we are lucky enough to live just three blocks from our local branch in Arlington County, VA.…
A gem of a bookstore is nestled near the train station in Chappaqua, NY. Cozy couches line the front window just inviting you to curl up with a good book. That is, after you browse the great selection and make your choice, perhaps after listening to some of the recommendations of the shop owner, Laura Scott…
Aspects of West Point resurrect themselves at odd moments. I’m flashing back to Recondo, a 10 day patrol between the 1st and 2nd years during the “best summer of my life.” Besides the survival dinner with a live chicken (inspiration for vegetarianism), poncho rafts, Recondo run, hand-to-hand combat, slide-for-life and I-beam walk across Lake Popolopen, there were…
At first I was amused, in a perplexed kind of way, about the fascination with the Kardashians. But when they began trying to register their names as “brands” to make even more money on being famous for doing nothing — that is where I drew the line! Since 2011 Kylie Jenner alone has filed almost…
Peaceful protests are a feature of our democracy, guaranteed under the First Amendment. People across the globe marched on Saturday, as demonstrators gathered a day after the inauguration of President Trump. Estimates vary, but half a million or more people converged on Washington, DC, the largest of the world-wide Women’s Marches; Antarctica may have had the…
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