Blog tagged as Opinion

The end of an American tradition: The Amtrak dining car

Darn!  As soon as I post about my trip on Amtrak to New Orleans, this happens.


You can read the article HERE


This comment sums up my feelings: "But his fondness for the dining car isn’t about the food as much as the experience, he said. The time to sit down for a formal meal with view...

09/26/2019 09:50 AM - Comment(s)

I do not know why certain music stirs my soul. All I know is that it does.


Charles Mingus piqued my interest back in the 1970's, and I have no idea why. But, I purchased the 3 disc album The Great Concert of Charles Mingus.

 

This is where I heard Eric Dolphy first. I've been a fan every since.


I'v...

08/10/2019 05:49 PM - Comment(s)

The Lectionary reading this week included Proverbs 19:1-17.


Thereis a timelessness to the wisdom extolled in The Bible, and a poetic phrasing that speaks to us still today.


1  Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
 than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
2  It ...

07/18/2019 10:50 AM - Comment(s)