Thoughts, comments, observations, reactions, enthusiasms
It was on November 14, 2009, from Nairobi, Kenya, that I uploaded the first post to my new blog. Because I was in Africa, it made sense to play with the "journey" idea as I sought to come up with a …
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Americans are at a disadvantage when answering our title question because the word "secession" is so identified with our Civil War. When eleven southern states each announced that they were seceding …
Of the three operas I heard at La Fenice last May, the one I will not forget is Bellini's Norma. When I arrived at La Fenice, all of Venice, it seemed, had crowded into Campo San Fantin in …
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As we have now closed our 100th anniversary year of the end of World War I, a few additional comments seem in order. I am not any sort of beat-the-drum patriot but I somehow had the feeling back on …
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I have been intrigued about the First World War ever since I was a young man. I can't pinpoint any particular reason for thinking this way – other than the fact that history, in general, has …
Labor Day, 2018. In America, we are celebrating one of our national holidays today. With Labor Day, the attention often focuses more on the "holiday" side of the observance, because the day also marks …
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