If you’re one of those people who must have the latest news, the hottest song, the newest techno-toy, catch me next time. This posting, I’m going to take my sweet time waxing nostalgic. Let’s start up the street, at Bielski’s or Mankowitz’s or Schoeningruber’s store. For a century and more, corner stores were an essential […]
Who am I?
Posted May 20th, 2010 at 4:11 pm (UTC-4)
As your mother might have told you when she nagged you to scrub your face and comb your hair, how we look and what we wear say a lot about us. We make assumptions about people based solely upon their appearance. Disheveled young man: rock-band drummer? Neatly attired older woman: librarian, or maybe a banker? […]
Heartbreak Parish
Posted May 12th, 2010 at 4:54 pm (UTC-4)
It’s no longer news that on April 20th, the catastrophic explosion of an offshore rig sent an undersea gusher of oil boiling to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. Or that winds, tides and time have overwhelmed efforts to contain a slick the size of Cyprus, spreading globs of emulsified goo to the […]
Heartbreak Parish
Posted May 12th, 2010 at 4:51 pm (UTC-4)
It’s no longer news that on April 20th, the catastrophic explosion of an offshore rig sent an undersea gusher oil boiling to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. Or that winds, tides and time have overwhelmed efforts to contain a slick the size of Cyprus, spreading globs of emulsified goo to the […]
Surprise City
Posted May 5th, 2010 at 4:20 pm (UTC-4)
Here’s a classic non sequitur: Watercress and rockets. Let me put it in the form of a question: How did Huntsville, Alabama, once a dozy little southern town whose notable claim to fame was its reputation as “The Watercress Capital of the World” morph into a globally renowned “Rocket City” almost overnight? And how did […]
