Lacunae Musing

That is what my wife, Ann, and I do during the summers. Live on a boat. Hence, my entries will be few as computer time on board is sporadic....

Our younger son, Jonathan, is a traveler, while our older son’s avocation is that of a writer (see Chris’ Why am I a Writer at the end of h...

When we relocated to the West Palm Beach area from Connecticut, it was with the knowledge that while the area was vulnerable to hurricanes, ...

And I use the word “texture” in photographs in its broadest sense, extending to composition. Light, shadows, contrasting gradations in scene...

On that unspeakable day of September 11, 2001 we were in Connecticut, packing for an overseas trip. While the horror unfolded we could see ...

As mentioned before in these pages, I was totally unprepared for college, having squandered most of my time in high school, and lacking the ...

It’s already started: media advertising inundation announcing Memorial Day sales. It is bad enough that every holiday is turned into a shopp...