Monthly Archives: August 2008

As a child growing up in California, I have always been fascinated with the Statue of Liberty. In fact I had made countless sketches of My Lady based on photographs from textbooks and tourist flyers. I also know that the … Continue reading →

Sadly I’m not a party person, I will try to shun parties if I can help it, I want to be alone. But there are times when I have to, particularly those that pertain to company mandated gathering which makes … Continue reading →

Sadly I’m not a party person, I will try to shun parties if I can help it, I want to be alone. But there are times when I have to, particularly those that pertain to company mandated gathering which makes … Continue reading →

I missed my parents badly, they separated when I was still a tot and I grew up in the care of different foster families. But, the intervening years have been good if not the best. I had my share of … Continue reading →

I missed my parents badly, they separated when I was still a tot and I grew up in the care of different foster families. But, the intervening years have been good if not the best. I had my share of … Continue reading →

I must hurry, or I would be late for our trip to San Diego. This weekend my group from the office had decided to skip town and just leisurely float with the crowd. We hit the first gas station and … Continue reading →

I must hurry, or I would be late for our trip to San Diego. This weekend my group from the office had decided to skip town and just leisurely float with the crowd. We hit the first gas station and … Continue reading →

I grew up among the poor folks in New York, attended public schools, literally crawled my way to college. That is, I was a recipient of a scholarship but had to do a lot of odd jobs to support myself … Continue reading →

I grew up among the poor folks in New York, attended public schools, literally crawled my way to college. That is, I was a recipient of a scholarship but had to do a lot of odd jobs to support myself … Continue reading →

By just looking at the street pole banners of the two films about the conquest of Iwo Jima, that is over half a century ago, was the invasion really necessary, and at the cost of thousands of lives on both … Continue reading →