WHEN I WAS 21

When I was 21, it was a very good year...But now the days are short, I'm in the autumn of my yearsAnd now I think of my life as vintage wineFrom fine old kegsFrom the brim to the dregsIt poured sweet and clearIt was a very good year[songwriter: ervin drake][sung by frank sinatra] October 31,Continue reading "WHEN I WAS 21"

STATELY MANSIONS

Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,As the swift seasons roll!Leave thy low-vaulted past!Let each new temple, nobler than the last,Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast,Till thou at length art free,Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea![OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR.] By now, everyone in the world has seen the stunningContinue reading "STATELY MANSIONS"

WE MAKE OUR PATH

“Caminante, son tus huellasel camino y nada más;Caminante, no hay camino,se hace camino al andar.”“Traveler, your footprintsare the only road, nothing else.Traveler, there is no road;you make your own path as you walk.”[ANTONIO MACHADO] I was blessed to be in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 18, to witness the joyous celebration of the installation of theContinue reading "WE MAKE OUR PATH"