When I lived in Israel, there was a true story, heavily publicized in local papers, about a family who sold their house and used the proceeds to buy lottery tickets. They reasoned they had to win. Win big. After which they would… Read More ›
Day: 2017-08-02
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Today is Tisha B’Av — a good day on which to talk about The Holocaust. Tisha B’Av, the Fast of the Ninth of Av, is a day of mourning which commemorates the many tragedies which have befallen the Jewish people. It… Read More ›
BASEBALL, BRANDING, AND AMERICA’S PASTIME
“It’s an exciting afternoon here at Petco,” the announcer says. The Padres are playing the Mets. At Petco Park. The mental image this formed in my head were utterly un-baseball, totally non-sporting. The whole branding thing is out of control. I looked… Read More ›
THE ORANGENESS OF BEGONIAS
It has been a relentlessly rainy summer. Which was fine, since we’ve been in drought or near-drought for many years. The rivers are full and presumably, so is our well. A lot of days have been gray and many of… Read More ›
DON’T TALK TO ME ABOUT LIFE
Marvin: Life? Don’t talk to me about life! – Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 1979 There’s a lot of stuff going on. Most of it is exhausting and annoying — and all of it, expensive. In a world where I… Read More ›
GARDEN TEXTURES – THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
Photo Challenge: TEXTURE I take a lot of texture photos. From a compositional standpoint, they are interesting, but often look more like wallpaper or the beginning of a fabric design than a proper photograph. Flowers, fields, and repetitive design can… Read More ›
