My tomato harvest of the summer is unprecedented. I’ve cultivated squash, cucumbers, eggplant and tomato plants at the back of the yard for years. That patch gets the most sun. I learn a bit with each season of experience. Working with living things is trial and error. There are a few things which I…
A visit to the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, just outside of Milwaukee is immersion in a great festival. Seduction is the word. The sights and sounds are counterpoint to the mundane of one’s life. Milwaukee Wisconsin has a reputation for good beer. I ordered two cups of Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy. The waitress…
While the idea of paradise is on my mind, I’ll reference Lake Geneva Wisconsin. If you live in the Chicago or Milwaukee area you are familiar with the town, at the end of a gorgeous lake. The Persian word for paradise meant a walled garden. Lake Geneva is remarkable for it’s beautiful lake, and…
Old Heraclitus was right. “πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει” Every thing changes and nothing remains. I found a cicada exoskeleton attached under a leaf while examining my garden. Cicadas have been featured in literature since Homers Illiad. They are short lived. They sing loudly in chorus from the trees, a undulating cacophony, the song of…
Apogee is a term that I heard often when I was much younger, when space exploration was new. Rockets and satellites were often in the news. The apogee was the maximum point of flight at which gravity would overcome the energy of momentum and the launch vehicle begins its reentry arc into the earths…
Here are a few lines which I lifted from Donald Trump’s acceptance speech of his nomination for the presidency of our country, delivered on Thursday evening July 21st. I have visited the laid-off factory workers, and the communities crushed by our horrible and unfair trade deals. These are the forgotten men and women of…
The Republican Party is convening in Cincinnati to promote Donald Trump as it’s adoptive son. The stage craft, the hype is palpable. The rest of us are expected to endorse Trump with a collective huzzah on November 11th. I was reminded of a striking statue at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The statue was…
A highlight of the trip to Detroit was a concert at the DTE Energy Music theater, one of the foremost venues in the country. We had lawn seating for three storied Rock N Roll bands, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Heart. All have been inducted into the Rock N Roll hall…
After arriving in Holly Michigan we saw an advertisement for the Oakland County Fair. The kid in me hates to pass up a visit to a county fair. What is more iconic than a Ferris wheel, even a double Ferris wheel? Our first stop upon entering the fairground was the pig races. Actually the…
We were tired and hungry after spending the better part of the morning at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Our spirits were full, satisfied. Our bodies craved nourishment. A quick cell phone search revealed that a restaurant with a suitable bill of fare was close at hand. We crossed the street, walked about a…
