In Fourteen Hundred Ninety-Two…

… Columbus sailed the ocean blue. And, if you believe what you were told in elementary school, discovered America. Except he didn’t – discover America, that is. No, Sailor Chris actually first landed in the Bahamas (and I don’t blame him, because the weather there is so much nicer). He also hopped around to present-day [...]

9 Years

Tomorrow will mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. In a tradition that started on September 11, 2002, I always re-read this following poem. I posted it last year, along with my memories of that day that is starting to feel so very long ago. Could Have By Wislawa Szymborska Trans. by [...]

My Love Letter to Little Rhody

It’s the second Monday in August, so you know what that means…..Victory Day!!! Say what? While the rest of the country trudges off to work for yet another Monday, the good folks in my home state of Rhode Island have the day off in celebration of Victory Day, or as it was formerly known, Victory [...]