Palermo: Markets and Mosaics
Palermo has three outdoor markets and we managed to hit all of them. Two we found by design while foraging…
Palermo: Puppets and Piazzas
It rarely snows in Palermo but I was pleased to see the universal winter snowflakes on the windows of the…
Palermo 2016 into 2017
On the back-end of bronchitis I've been hacking, wheezing and coughing my way through Palermo with the long-suffering travel mate.…
Happy New Year 1917
A few images from a century ago to wish everyone the very best for 1917. War is lurking! This Reading…
Treasons Greetings: The Ghosts of Happy Holidays Past
It's politically incorrect to say Happy Holidays these days. We must all say Merry Christmas. No word on the acceptability…
Two Cheers for Diversity and the Unfinished Work of America: Stronger Together
The NAIS Annual People Of Color Conference opens this week in Atlanta. It will draw independent educators from across the country. They…
From Rage And Grief To Action: What We Need To Do Now
Guest Post by Susan Scheid Writing in the Washington Post today, Fareed Zakaria weighs in once again, as many already…
The Great Unleaving: When Life Throws Rhubarb on your Custard
I left full-time employment at the end of June with a grand plan of doing nothing. After 45 years in…
Breaking News: USA Today Did NOT Break the Trump Lawsuit Story. Here’s Who Did.
On November 25, 2016, the New York Times Editorial Board issued a blistering editorial entitled “Donald Trump and the Lawsuit…
Degenerate Art and the New Regime in Washington
There's a great exhibit on at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC: Max Beckmann in New York It highlights…