Category Archives: USA

Two of the Beauties

Posted on December 20, 2015 by annetbell

Photo by Lea Gonyea, Syracuse NY Yesterday, we got up early to drive three hours to my son’s in Central New York for a busy, busy Saturday before Christmas. The first stop  was a Middle School  in Auburn for Parker’s … Continue reading →

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David and Goliath. . . . .Ted Talks

Posted on December 19, 2015 by annetbell

This is the baroque masterpiece of David by Giovanni  Lorenzo  Bernini at the  moment of release of his sling shot  in the Villa Borghese in Roma. The sculpture is chiseled from marble. Notice the detail in the face, legs, arms … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from Harvard

Posted on December 17, 2015 by annetbell

This just came over the wire as the semester draws to an end at universities.  This is produced by the Harvard Office of Diversity.  It is being given out at Freshman dining halls for use in explaining the  “safe space” … Continue reading →

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“Go Tell It on the Mountain” Tommy Walker Music Monday

Posted on December 14, 2015 by annetbell

Toe tapping, jazzy rendition  of an old favorite filled with the joy of the season !  

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“The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough

Posted on December 11, 2015 by annetbell

David McCullough  is one of the literary giants of our time,  a 2 times Pulitzer prize winning author and story teller extraordinaire.   His latest book is a biography telling the dramatic story of the hard working, courageous Ohio born … Continue reading →

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“Brooklyn”. . . . a film

Posted on December 8, 2015 by annetbell

Many of us are drawn  to the mystery of home and family and trying to find our place in the world. Some of us are content with the family and place where we are born, but others are searching for … Continue reading →

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Mike Wetzel is Gone

Posted on December 5, 2015 by annetbell

Marilyn Kriss   my friend, posted  this on FB.  It is a message from her sister-in-law who lives near San Bernardino, California where the terrorist attack occurred on Friday.  Mike Wetzel  was killed.  You can read about the kind of man he was in the … Continue reading →

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Taste of Poverty

Posted on December 5, 2015 by annetbell
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A Hero. . . . .

Posted on December 4, 2015 by annetbell

This is Colleen Pidgeon,  the director of Conserns-U, the food pantry where I volunteer on Mondays. She manages strong personalities, plans, organizes, encourages, and touches the the poor both literally and figuratively. They call out to her by name as … Continue reading →

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Question ?

Posted on December 3, 2015 by annetbell

I am just wondering if any of you have heard of someone leave a workplace party, go home, dress in war clothing, bring back your bride, the mother of your baby, dressed in black with  sub-machine guns, return to the … Continue reading →

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