21 Mar 2017
In her New York Times Bestseller, “How Reading Changed My Life“, author Anna Quindlen concludes, “Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” In this age of electronic devices, HBO mini-series and YouTube videos, there still is nothing that compares to the age-old pastime…
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The 2016 blockbuster “Sully” chronicles the successful water landing of US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River. Labeled a hero by the press and American people (and certainly his 155 passengers), Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger remained humbled by both the experience and the ensuing investigation by the FAA and NTSB. He acknowledged in an interview…
Read the Article10 Jan 2017
In one of his many works of poetic genius, Robert Frost concluded his epic piece “The Road Not Taken” this way: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,,,I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Frost, when met with one of those life changing moments where life presents…
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In his 1969 hit single, “Give Peace a Chance,” John Lennon feels so strongly about the title that he and Yoko repeat it over 20 times throughout the song. This was during a day and time when it was hard to imagine how or where to find peace. War was raging in Vietnam, protests were…
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I love to binge watch old movies on a brisk and damp fall weekend…and I’m a real sap when it comes to romance. I don’t think there’s a movie out there that can cue the waterworks faster than “An Affair To Remember.” Although the remake was admirable, I still prefer the original version where Deborah…
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