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Let’s exhibit my love for museums

“In this noble and Ancient place, once palace to our count-kings, I offer you all I have brought together in a life ruled by the passion of Art” – Frederic Marés Museums. I love to visit museums. There is such excitement in seeing history, and what some other person has viewed as interesting. My parentsContinue reading “Let’s exhibit my love for museums”

“Down the rabbit hole…”

Sitting in my library, I sometimes get involved with one idea and then seem to shift or change course. I can spend hours tracking down something else, and something else again, moving further from where I began. Today, January 1st, is no exception. There is a good Southern tradition to eat black-eyed peas on NewContinue reading ““Down the rabbit hole…””

“Traveling…Libraries”

I recently visited some friends in Lake County, Illinois, and was offered to tour a local library, at the St Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein. It is open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. How could I say no? We entered the complex on the west side, and took a spiralContinue reading ““Traveling…Libraries””

For a splash of excitement…

In my last post, I thanked my wife for letting me continue on adventures, even though I “shouldn’t be chasing waterfalls” – that is, doing dangerous things. I wanted to sneak in the reference of older songs…”Waterfalls”. Some might remember the group TLC releasing their song “Waterfalls” in 1995. It was #1 for seven weekContinue reading “For a splash of excitement…”

“The Natural State…with Loblolly pines, hot springs, waterfalls, but no diamonds”

My wife and I just celebrated our 45th anniversary. As in many of our anniversaries, I search for a book that has the number of years in the title, find an interesting quote or two, and mark it with a bookmark that also works with the years married. Usually at a dinner with friends orContinue reading ““The Natural State…with Loblolly pines, hot springs, waterfalls, but no diamonds””