Perfect Picnic Spot

Sunning by the Sea. Isala del Giglio, Tuscany, Italy

(Setting courtesy of Costa Concordia, Carnival Cruise Line)

Norman Schwartzkopf

Stormin' Norman

R. I. P.

Merry Christmas 2012

An all-time favorite:
http://youtu.be/k9ZWNxM-r3M

Thanks, Bing.
(The deepest voice in pop music ever!)

Confused

Hey, anyone. You've got to help me here.

No, I'm serious. Help.

:)

An earlier, easier time

Norman Rockwell, 1956

Winter sports

are taking rather strange forms in this technological age.

But, it's still fun for the kids.

Find your favorite -

- city in the USA

(click to enlarge)

Thank you, NASA. :)

December 7, 1941

Ah, December 7th. How well I remember that fateful Sunday 1941 noon in Bethesda, Maryland. Arturo Toscanini was conducting the New York Symphony on the radio, and I was taking my after-lunch nap upstairs. (I still do that, when I can, and often, these days, I can.)
Then, the music stopped and I heard voices on the radio. My father came into the room, told me to come downstairs with him to listen. He said to me, "You must hear this. Your future wife's Navy has bombed our Navy in Hawaii." Of course, DW#1 hadn't been born yet, but you get the point.

 

My father was wise beyond his time.