New Perspective

New Perspective

The greatest power of writing is offering the reader a new perspective. ANYONE can write

No, it is not THE Louvre

No, it is not THE Louvre

No, it is not THE Louvre. It is the ‘Temporary Louvre,’ a saloon in Juneau

One hundred and 13 years ago

One hundred and 13 years ago

One hundred and 13 years ago, my 19-year-old grandfather arrived in San Francisco on his

syzygy?

syzygy?

I learned a new word the other day: syzygy.  It’s another word in English which

History is not the story of the past

History is not the story of the past

History is not the story of the past; it is the study of the future.

Yup, it’s a sea horse

Yup, it’s a sea horse

Yup, it’s a sea horse. (No Photoshop necessary.) The scientific name for the seahorse is

General George S. Patton

General George S. Patton

Until the movie PATTON, in 1970, General George S. Patton, was largely a forgotten hero.

Flat Iron Building

Flat Iron Building

If you live in New York you will recognize this as the Flat Iron Building.

This is the Culebra Cut

This is the Culebra Cut

This is the Culebra Cut in what would become the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal

In the Alaska dog racing biz

In the Alaska dog racing biz

In the Alaska dog racing biz, there is a prophetic expression: “unless you are the

OK. This is photoshop

OK. This is photoshop

Ok. This is photoshop. It was done in the 1940s to stimulate the Alaska sea

The value of an education

The value of an education

The greatest shortcoming of American education is the belief that you ‘teach for the job.’