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The Chocolate Breeze

The Chocolate Breeze

  I took no photos on my walk today. I had to wear gloves and a hat, which are not conducive to operating my cellphone, much less its camera.  The chill today was deep and widespread and an unfriendly wind blew at me from the west. Usually, the cold is made more...
The Silk Road

The Silk Road

Caravanserai … Just the sound of it is exotic. Today, I would love to be walking through one of those ancient oases along the silk road. The idea of traveling transports one almost as much as an actual journey. Almost. I would still love to see up close, hear,...
Riding the Train

Riding the Train

Today, I had a wonderful conversation with a perfect stranger on the train — although, I don’t feel that any of the daily commuters are strangers. We all ride downtown together to go to work, every day. I have met some very interesting people riding the...
Brush Up Your Shakespeare

Brush Up Your Shakespeare

“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts” from William Shakespeare’s As You Like It,  in Act II Scene VII. What a rich heritage we...
Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day

The internationally recognized date comes from the Hebrew calendar and corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on that calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom...
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