Á mes amis en France, merci! On Sunday the 12th of October something seismic happened. These things do happen from time to time, but you have to look for them. Sometimes they are immediately apparent; sometimes, upon reflection, we can see that a particular event was an inflection point. Back during President Trump’s first presidential campaign… (the one...
I could feel the blazing fire from the fireplace warming me. Napoleon faced backwards on his horse as he pointed in the direction of the Alps compelling his men to follow him. The gilded gold frame that surrounded him seemed somewhat cleaner, sharper. The oil painting, itself, I had seen hundreds of times seemed richer...
My heart lies heavy. As most of you know, I am Jewish. I am not entirely sure what that means, frankly. Carolyn, my older daughter, says we are Jew “ish”… I heard the term “flexidox” recently. I am not sure if it is a religion, a culture or, perhaps, a blending of the two. I don’t...
So… I wanted (I mean really, really wanted) to discuss a book that I am reading with you this week: Washington’s Crossing by David Hackett Fischer. (It is on Amazon and won a Pulitzer Prize for history… since I am going to delay that review for a couple of weeks, this gives you ample opportunity...
9/11, 15 Years Later This last weekend marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks. As is the case, every year the patriotic memes went up on social media. Flags were flown outside of garages, and the families of over three thousand souls wept silently for their loss. With each passing year the memory fades...
