Schooner | Beers, Boats & Races
When I was growing up my father used to race sail boats, often schooners. The two biggest races were from Marblehead, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia and the other from Newport, Rhode Island to Bermuda.
Bridge Towers | The Watchful Eyes
At either end of the 38 bridges that span the Chicago River are these beautiful bridge towers. While many have been decommissioned, the towers remain landmarks to a city that still relies heavily on the functioning of the bridge and waterway systems. The towers have certainly served a valuable service over the many years by [...]
Marketing the Classics
Penguin Classics is doing some thinking. The novels referred to as “Classics” have more than earned the respect and love that people hold for them. But after such a very long time being out there in the world, how does a publisher get them re-noticed? Well, in the case of the newly released Penguin Classics [...]
Happy Independence Day!
Stamp plate block of a segment of John Trumbull’s 1817 painting, Declaration of Independence Happy July 4th to you! As I’ve mentioned, I’m fortunate to have had parents that were willing to hold onto much of my childhood stuff- stamp collections, beer can collections, even my Planet of the Apes trash cans (more on that [...]
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