Category Archives: Commentary

I was single again, newly discharged from the Army. It had seemed to be a good idea to purchase some sort of transportation device. When I was in high school there was a daily newspaper column in the classified want-ads. … Continue reading →

It has been awhile since my last ponder. I’ve been struck by things a lot, but when it comes to wrestling to put it into words, then comes the judgement. “It’s not really that interesting”, “It’s more like a Seinfeld … Continue reading →

I remember when I was first accused of “feebleness”.  It was every week when my golfing friends would say, “OK, we’ve got Ed now, his legs are just about gone”.  It would always be on the second nine holes, when … Continue reading →

The following aricle was written by ZUZANNA STAŃSKA 14 OCTOBER 2018, in http://www.daily art magazine .com. “Edward Hopper, July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967, Soir Bleu, 1914, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York © Heirs of Josephine N. … Continue reading →

Painted in NYC in 1942, by Edward Hopper, the year after Pearl Harbor. Not absolute proof, but it fits the composition. A lot of critics have written about Nighthawks, many have mention that it is the most recognized American painting … Continue reading →

All this research about Sarah Bernhardt has lead me to rediscover what is called the Belle Epoch, or Beautiful Age. We recently used the label Beautiful People on some of the standouts of the 60s and 70s. Apparently we have … Continue reading →

Several weeks ago, I watched a YouTube fishing video where the User’s I.D. happened to be Brats&Mustard. The video was all about fishing, but as I watched the video, I just kept thinking about Brats&Mustard — was it only because … Continue reading →

In addition to the different vowel, there is a world of difference. While they are technically contemporaries, Edouard Manet is eight years older, and painted in an entirely different style. Manet is a modernist/romantic painter, and Claude Monet is the … Continue reading →

The Wedding I’ve taken my time to ponder this last event, partly because of circumstances, mostly because of jumbled thoughts. The next day, after the wedding, there was a picnic luncheon, very informal. Someone asked me what my thoughts were… … Continue reading →