The definitive list. 1. After You’ve Gone (Benny Goodman) 2. If I Love Again (Artie Shaw) 3. Somewhere a Voice is Calling (John McCormick) 4.…
Good book
Posted on 0 commentYear Zero: A History of 1945 by Ian Buruma My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a tremendously enlightening book. Most of us know…
The Tyranny of a Sunny Day
Posted on 0 commentA recent study by The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network indicates that the happiest countries in the world are: Switzerland Iceland Denmark Norway Canada Finland Netherlands…
New Horizons | NASA
Posted on 0 commentNew Horizons is on approach for a dramatic flight past the icy dwarf planet and its moons in July 2015. Source: New Horizons | NASA
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Always a brother.
Posted on 0 commentMy brother, Mark T. Hoops, died on February 21 of this year (2015) after a six month sentence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. I miss him. …
[Publisher’s Letter] | By John R. MacArthur
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