Month: July 2010

Dusty Springfield Revisited

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     Mary O’Brien, an british born singer better known as Dusty Springfield, created a new world of music in the 1960’s with soul inflected sensual music that resonates to this day.  She managed to marry the intense internalization of emotions reflected in American soul music of the urban street and rural south with the cheerful, upbeat, and hip sound […]... Read More

The Monster in the Attic

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      We are in the midst of a national conversation regarding what are the responsibilities of a nation of wealth to provide for its population. Assumptions as to what are the personal responsibilities of individuals to care and provide for their own welfare have eroded on a steady basis over the last 40 years, to […]... Read More

Beautiful Cinema

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     Hollywood used to be about glamour. Its black and white films had a special translucence from the films’ unique sheen and soft focus, to the use of light and shadow to magnify underlying emotions or intimacy. The actor’s  film persona became especially tied to the cinematographer’s skill. Is there any doubt to the smoky […]... Read More

Understanding The Surge

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     History is a fascinating subject, intrepreted progressively by the relative distance from the event, the collected evidence, and the participants’ memories.  One of the provisos in learning from history is that history is written by the winners, and that the processes that shaped the outcome before the outcome was known is biased by projection of the […]... Read More

Every Picture Tells A Story

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     The narrative regarding our current economic doldrums has been reflexively blamed on the previous administration by the current administration  – along with the lack of consensus for two wars, climate change, border problems, poor international relations, callus views on the social safety net, immature energy policy, etc,etc.  The storyline has been underwritten by a compliant […]... Read More
LA TAVERNNA DI SAN GIUSEPPE VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO TUSCAN PASTA WITH VEAL AND WHITE BEAN RAGU TUSCAN SUNSET SANGIOVESE GRAPE FLOURISHES IN TUSCAN YELLOW TURF SOIL

The Perfect Meal

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   The elements of a great meal are different for everybody, but for me, the cornerstone is the perfect confluence of food, wine, and location.  Tuscany, Italy makes it very easy to have any number of great experiences with its magnificent wines, food traditions, and locales.  I would like to reflect upon a recent journey to […]... Read More

Their Finest Hour

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     On July 10th, 1940, an armada of planes lifted off from German air bases to begin the epic clash of wills between the forces of liberty and totalitarianism, in what soon would be referred to as the Battle of Britain.   A little known secret weapon, radar, allowed the British air force to have early warning and […]... Read More

The Troubadour

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      France in the 17th century had a special definition for the poet-musicians who could emote the intense internal feelings of courtly love in lyrical fashion – the troubadour.  The tradition of poet-musician transformed in the 20th century to the concept of singer-songwriter, with the quality bar established by Bob Dylan.  Prior to Dylan, the talented […]... Read More