Month: August 2015

It’s certainly possible to run for president and fail and then go on to have a career that is distinguished and fulfilling enough to wipe out the embarrassment and disappointment. I think Teddy Kennedy accomplished this. I...

You know all those trees burning in the Northwestern United States and Canada? Those are just a small part of the great boreal forests, a/k/a the taiga in Russia, that cover as much as thirty percent (30%) of the earth’s...

According to this piece in the New York Times, there were some people who waited twelve hours in the Deep Southern heat to see Donald Trump’s Friday night appearance at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, the home of the University of...

I don’t know what to make of this report in the New York Times that Israel almost attacked Iran in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Particularly in 2010, that would have been in the context of following up on Operation Cast Lead...

Hello again painting fans. This week I will be continuing with the large gabled Victorian. The photo I am using is seen directly below. I will be using my usual acrylics on an 10 by 10 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. When last...