As a life long catholic I have to post about this. How can I not? With all due reverence and respect to the Holy Father, this year’s nativity is not just, unattractive it is offensive. I have no idea what these figures represent. The whole thing looks like it was created by a class ofContinue reading “Vatican Nativity 2020”
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A Day In St. Louis – Part 2
After the art museum we decided to have a late lunch and ended up in a calzone shop in the Tower Grove neighborhood; Sauce On The Side. Nothing like good food and good beer to keep a hungry tourist going! I will say this, I was not hungry after eating that calzone, it was big.Continue reading “A Day In St. Louis – Part 2”
Post Cards From The Archipelago – Glass and Light #3
The World On The Top Of My Desk
I spend a lot of time reading and writing at my desk. It is the intellectual center of my world, my seat of creativity, the central place where my reasoning, self awareness, and memory project outward into the material world; as if they are flesh and blood people that have colonized a small corner ofContinue reading “The World On The Top Of My Desk”
Post Cards From The Archipelago – Glass and Light #3
A Thanksgiving Celebration through American Stamps
But first, a significant document from our founding as a nation. Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for visiting.
The New Pioneer Spirit
An acquaintance owns a store in a high crime neighborhood on the Archipelago island of Decatur. He immigrated to America from the middle east looking for economic opportunity and a better quality of life. He is not so different from Decatur’s original settlers of the early eighteen hundreds. Though he does not live in aContinue reading “The New Pioneer Spirit”
A Day In St. Louis
My daughter needed a break from her studying at university. After talking with her about it, we decided to take a day trip to St. Louis; just her and I. The St. Louis Art Museum, the building and the grounds as well as the collections, was the main attraction for our pocket- sized vacation. AContinue reading “A Day In St. Louis”
Post Cards From The Archipelago – Glass and Light #2
Aurora Borealis
On my way past the dinning room table the midday sun was shining on the curtains. It had a neat celestial look to it which reminded me of the Northern Lights in fast motion. I decided to capture the moment on my Iphone and share it with you.
Prairie Beacon 