Monthly Archives: February 2014

The music we listen to often provides signposts for the events of our lives. A song or other piece of music can be a sensory trigger catapulting us back to moments we think we’ve forgotten. Marcel Proust believed, and demonstrated in … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks, ago I received a notice from the IRS concerning a mortgage deduction I took in 2011. The letter indicated that I would owe an additional $1022 (and any further interest) unless I produced documentation showing that … Continue reading →

I love Southern Florida for many reasons, including the balmy winter weather, the beauty of flora and fauna, the ocean breezes, the friendly people, and the absence of state income tax. Among those reasons, driving will not be found. Native drivers here … Continue reading →

This morning I’ve been watching some of the personal videos posted on FaceBook. I’ve looked at twenty of them so far and have been surprised at how deeply moved I have been at every one of them. To see someone’s … Continue reading →

Downton Abbey…Episode for February 2 For me the most interesting conflict of the evening was between the Dowager Countess and Isobel Crawley. They are on such opposite poles of values in society, the dowager being so spoiled and used to … Continue reading →