Last year it was Hurricane Earl. This year it’s Irene (so far) but it’s still a gorgeous day on the coast of Maine, the calm before the storm. Light fog this morning from the tropical moisture starting to show up, but sunny overhead and no wind yet. Tomorrow not so gorgeous. Irene is expected to pass inland [...]
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Annual (?) hurricane edition
Posted in Local, Maritime, Music, Uncategorized on August 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“A slow-motion tsunami”
Posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One-fifth of Pakistan is under water. Please help. PBS has assembled a list of international relief organizations. Please choose one of them for your donation if you haven’t given already. Here is the link: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/08/pakistan-floods-how-to-help.html
Head-Aix in France
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jeri and I just got back from visiting our daughter Christina in France (thankfully, as the Iceland volcano cramped our style a bit). I landed in Brussels, Belgium just as they were closing down airports all over Europe (managed to get on a train to Paris, found a bunk bed in a hostel, and hopped onto [...]
Art from Aix-en-Provence
Posted in Uncategorized, Visual art on April 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our daughter Christina is over there in France. I like to think of her sipping espresso and nibbling croissants, but she’s busy studying and producing art, as well as having a good time. She’s likely in a good place for art. Cezanne was born in Aix-en-Provence. Picasso bought a home there just so he could [...]
