Strength. How must it be measured? What is its nature? Metal or mental? Useful? Or not? Consider its worth. Can it help? Or heal? When is its use apropos? Only the weaker ones know, to treasure their strength for use in ways that guard them.
In early fall of last year, I was driving south on Piedmont Drive with the afternoon sun in my eyes, while approaching the permanently closed Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet, up ahead and to my right. To my “late-afternoon sun-blinded amazement,” I was able to make out a number of sunlit windshields in the parking... Read More
Movies You Missed from 20 years ago by Josh Lucia The Greatest Game Ever Played (6/10 Rating) Released September 30, 2005 Streaming on Disney+, For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Docudrama, Period Drama, Biography, Drama, Sport PG: Some brief mild language 2h This may not be the greatest film ever, but within the... Read More
In the summer, many of us turn to white or rosé wines for our vino enjoyment. But what about those who must have red? Have you ever thought about serving a chilled Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot? I didn’t think so. Suppose you read articles about drinking red wine in the summer heat. In that case,... Read More
Spectators gather, amazed; Nadal was upset by his first-round challenger who defied his dominance, dispatched his long reign. His volleys didn’t threaten Zverev, who took Nadal’s reign with lightning fast serves, that dethroned the storied champ.
When my daughter, Rachel needs a rest break from work, she sometimes schedules a few days at the Surfside Hotel, Nags Head, N.C., just a short walk from the truly iconic Jeanette’s Pier!(you don’t have to be an angler to enjoy the view). Rachel called me from there recently, telling me about the amenities, such... Read More
Four Brothers (5/10 Rating) Released August 12, 2005 Streaming on Paramount+, For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller R: strong violence, pervasive language, and some sexual content 1h 49m I remember seeing trailers for Four Brothers and thinking it could be entertaining, but it was likely just another action... Read More
A good friend recently gave me some bottles of wine. He is a fan of red Italian wines, and among those he gave me were bottles of Brunello di Montalcino (Brunello di Mont-al-cino). Just saying the name is a joy. Brunello di Montalcino is made from a local strain of Sangiovese (Sahn-joh-veh-she) grape grown in the... Read More
Dew glistens, gathers like wet dust until it leaves, vanishes, loses its hold like sunshine, its horizon. Our march through time stops only if life shudders then halts for nature to pause, consider new paths, when to unload morning dew.
This title is about walking down the road at about 3 mph, instead of driving 35-55-plus mph, the result being that your foot on the road versus your foot on the pedal puts you intimately closer to your ever-passing surroundings. Walking, you are “at one with the ground” (Fred Flintstone’s feet were only on the... Read More
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