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Four Score and Seven Years Ago – Now You Say It
The short, succinct speech that opened with the words “four score and seven years ago” celebrated its 150th anniversary today. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is a remarkable oratory work. The speech took place at the dedication of the “Soldiers’ National Cemetery” in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. I feel that it would be a…
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The Swinging Bridge Swings Again
I stood looking at the diverging river from the revived swinging bridge at Jay Cooke State Park and was reminded of Robert Frost’s famous poem, The Road Not Taken: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both . . . In typical fashion, I got a late start and…
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The Desperation of the Daily NaBloPoMo Post
I am swamped at work. My house has decorative piles of laundry and magazines gracing multiple rooms. Dust on the furniture is waiting hopefully for someone to draw the next masterpiece, like an etch-a-sketch on a coffee table top. So what do I do instead today? Go hiking at nearby Jay Cooke State Park and…
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Running By Moonlight
“I always loved running…it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.” ~ Jesse…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 