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Even mini vacations allow one to smell the roses and sort out key goals and objectives. I find that especially when the vacation has as its central point a body of water there are those moments when dreams and desires … Continue reading →

These days in Maine have been joyful and idyllic.However I am aware that there are homes of people I know who are immersed in grief and overwhelming sese of loss.Tragedy has come in the face of infant death and the … Continue reading →

As I shaved this morning it dawned on me that I start exactly in the same place and follow a pattern that never deviates. This habit is rather harmless and makes little difference in my life, but I realized how … Continue reading →

“Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” — Mark Twain I had a friend in my travels who worked fpr a … Continue reading →

“No is a word on your path to Yes. Don’t give up too soon. Not even if well-meaning parents, relatives, friends, and colleagues tell you to get a real job. Your dreams are your real job” — Joyce Spizer” I … Continue reading →

We are about to celebrate as a nation the bold act of thirteen colonies publicly declaring their right to end their subservience to the then most powerful nation in the world.If Vegas existed there would be astronomical odds on the … Continue reading →

I think there are times when we are immobilized because we are arguing about the past and totally ignoring the future.There are remnants of our past that cast a shadow that often leads to endless arguments about symbols,Keeping a flag … Continue reading →

The decision from the Supreme Court on gay marriage was received differently yesterday by people in my circle.One in particular is a kind and gracious person who finds the decision to be off course, and a detriment to our society. … Continue reading →

My father came to America from Italy and loved this country with his entire heart and soul. He had an inveterate belief in American exceptionalism iand despite wars,depressions and social strife he never wavered from that belief.Over and over the … Continue reading →

When four young girls were murdered in a Birmingham church it shook the American conscience to its roots.The ugly face of racism shone brightly with those murders and clarified the sins of bigotry and the evil of segregation. This past … Continue reading →