Memories of Mom #1
For April Fools' Day, my first grade teacher at PS 20 Brooklyn, Mrs. Fox, to prank our mothers by saying There's a hole in your panty hose. April Fools! Being…
Meandering Thoughts #42
When the lights go down in the California townPeople are in for the eveningI jump into my car and I throw in my guitarMy heartbeat in time with my breathing…
Random Learning #52
The Defence of the Realm Act was enacted by the United Kingdom parliament days after World War I started and granted the government extraordinary wartime emergency powers. Expanded throughout the…
Favorite Time of the Year!
Not Christmas, with the obligatory gift-giving, but post-Christmas where a sense of normality returns. Yes, I'm a true Grinch, but unlike the Dr. Seuss character my heart has not grown…
Foodie #9
After the St. Clair Broiler closed in 2017, the space was leased by Tono Pizzeria + Cheesesteak. Their Snelling/St. Clair location, adjacent to the Macalester College campus, seems ideal for…
Meandering Thoughts #41
Do tech-saavy children hear Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer and wonder why Santa just doesn't use GPS? Image Credits "Hermey & Rudolph" by In Memoriam: K!T is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Meandering Thoughts #40
I am not left-handed and only partially ambidextrous - have you ever tried to find a left-handed track ball? - but I do encounter situations which accentuates the disadvantages of…
Kulturpalast Dresden
The Kulturpalast Dresden is a DDR-era multi-purpose hall built in the Altmarkt Square in Dresden, Germany, the largest in the city when opened in 1969. Unfortunately, I know nothing about…
Cool Photos #7
After entering the Alte Nationalgalerie and purchasing your tickets, you ascend the stairs to the first floor where the exhibits are. On the landing to the right is an exterior…
Fürstenzug
Friendrich D Strenge, 1349-1381 Fürstenzug, or Procession of Princes, is a large, public mural showing the rulers of Saxony from Conrad, Margrave of Miessen (1127-1156) through King George of Saxony…