Category Archives: Commentary

Spring, the season of hope, emerges as the most uplifting of the four seasons. The very word “spring” signifies “coming forth”, likely inspired by dormant seeds, patiently awaiting through fall and winter, now germinating and thrusting green shoots into the … Continue reading →

I’ve collected a number of Fayum Mummy Portraits from archeological digs. There was a short period where this art was popular, running from 1st century to the middle of the 3rd century, primary in the Fayum Basin in Egypt. They … Continue reading →

It’s tax time. Every year about this time, it’s tax time. Time to pay the piper. Time to fund the government that makes choices for where my money goes. Time to assess if those choices are in agreement with my … Continue reading →

Bags and bags of springs, their ends straight, with the springy part in the middle. My pay depended on the pound of completed bent springs. It was a monotonous task, but one I could manage from home, offering flexibility in … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon I saw the musical ‘The Divine Sarah” by June Richards and Elaine Lang. Something both of them started over forty years ago, and shelved more then 39 years ago. Most things on the shelf for more than five … Continue reading →

Uh oh, I fear the path ahead. So, I sit thinking about the things we see, and what we do about them. A painting on the wall, not yours, in a different place, different town. Who is it by? What … Continue reading →

I’ve often pondered whether synchronicities are merely coincidences. While Google may suggest they’re related, synchronicities carry a weight of “meaning” that’s both perplexing and disconcerting. I find it unsettling when seemingly disparate events align to convey significance, especially when they … Continue reading →

I’ve been here before, or so it feels. Maybe it’s the flickering neon sign of “Pizza Palace” casting a familiar red glow on my beatle-length hair. I rock the “early days” look, paired with year-round sandals and a perpetually shoulder-draped … Continue reading →

It was probably June of 1959. We rarely stayed home during the summer. We had discovered “car camping”. We started off loading the sedan with boxes and paper bags full of food and cooking gear, some blankets and one Montgomery … Continue reading →

Of course it was always more than simple data… genealogy is about real people with real lives, facing history’s challenges. But I’ve never paid much attention to the little images that showed up on the records. Yes, the photographs I … Continue reading →