by Kevin T McEneaney Rainy afternoons are sometimes a plague on motivation, imagination, and blunt practical considerations. That dripping from gutters and eaves remains depressing, gloomy, caustic annoyance when it…
by Bill Schlesinger Motivated by a similar comparison in the Washington Post, here are my choices for what’s out and what’s in (mostly environmental) during the coming year. Cover the…
by Kevin T McEneaney This Christmas I became a Christmas tree decorated with lights red, green, and blue, blinking to tell everyone that I was the Spirit of Christmas cheer…
by Kevin T McEneaney To stand by the womb when a child is born conjures central wonder of life on earth. For a mother to push out her newborn to…
by Kevin T McEneaney We don’t understand gravity, Space, time, or even the nature of light itself, yet we think we are big shots in this world because we know…
by Bill Schlesinger Humans extract minerals from the Earth’s crust to enhance the availability of these materials in our economy and often in the environment. For many metals, the mobilization…
by Kevin T McEneaney Preparing for Christmas means preparing music of all kinds from French troubadours to West Coast jazz, classical favorites, and even those re-invented pop tunes, or cherished…
by Kevin T McEneaney Yes, life, theater, and Christmas can be wonderful! The Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck is producing a stage version of Frank Capra’s 1946 classic film,…
Preview by Kevin T McEneaney What is the best way to enter the Holiday Season with optimism springing in your step? Attend a concert, of course! The seventeenth annual Christmas…
by Kevin T McEneaney White rime on the grass this frosty morning When you caress frost, it melts quickly Mid-winter can produce frost on your nose Children are fascinated by…