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Ice Cream plays a key roll in a lot of my happy childhood memories. My Papa would take us to play in the neighborhood park, and then the next stop was for ice cream. The Ice Cream shop had a... Read more

Cameras at Chester Zoo have captured the moment a rare giraffe arrives into the world. The adorable newcomer, who was born falling more than two metres (6ft) onto a bed of soft straw, arrived to 14-year-old mum, Orla, on Saturday... Read more

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There is much strange in La Vita Nuova, the libello or “little book” that Dante composed fifteen or so years before starting in on the Divine Comedy. Take, for starters, the form of the book, an alternation of prose and... Read more

As a solo, if I want to go fishing, I go. I don't need a Doctor's excuse to do whatever I want. Even if you are a Senior Partner in BigLaw, you still have to let someone know when you... Read more

New and recent releases of interest. Beethoven, Symphony No. 6, Stucky, Silent Spring; Manfred Honeck conducting the Pittsburgh Symphony (Reference) Mother Sister Daughter: Music from Santa Lucia convent in Verona and San Matteo convent in Arcetri, alongside pieces by Antoine... Read more

People ask me, “What is the benefit of learning how the mind makes decisions?” Persistence, self-initiative, critical thinking, creative thinking and innovation, collaboration, communication, and their opposites all begin in the mind. When you learn to recognize how the mind... Read more

Steamed clams are one of my favorite Summertime treats. It's not unusual for us to pick up a few dozen, meaning three-four dozen. We mostly enjoy them as a quick pre-dinner snack, but, we've been known to make an entire... Read more

Environmentalist Tom Gilbert has a compelling opinion article about the threat that "neonics" pose to birds and beneficial insects. It's in The Record. Here's a sample: The DDT ban spurred the chemical industry to develop alternative insecticides, including a class... Read more

A Roadside Sermon by John Pettie People ask if I preach ON sin, judgment, heaven, hell, this, or that. No. What do you preach on? I don't preach ON anything. What do you do then? I preach FROM something and... Read more

The only urban German Bier Garten in Wichita serving authentic German fare and imported beer. We are proud of all our home made food that our staff makes daily. PROST and Ze German Markt are ready to go with some... Read more

It’s been about a year since the Covid regulations were almost completely relaxed, and I’ve been returning to some of my subjects to see what has changed and what hasn’t. Read more