Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Ken Burns's "Benjamin Franklin," on PBS

Am eager to watch, tonight, the second (and concluding) two hours of Ken Burns's new PBS documentary, "Benjamin Franklin."

The program's first two hours, last night, were outstanding.

https://www.pbs.org/show/benjamin-franklin/

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Contributions for Ukraine

Here is a link to the organization CARE's Ukraine Crisis Fund:

https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/news/ukraine-emergency-how-you-can-help/

Friday, February 25, 2022

Putin's war

Am praying, as are so many others, for the people of Ukraine.

Monday, February 21, 2022

A Painting of Abraham Lincoln

An interesting story, from The Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/02/18/abraham-lincoln-painting-restored/

Friday, December 24, 2021

Christmas


Here is Judy Garland's recording of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," from 1944.  

She introduced the song in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLnjvEUJ_FA

Merry Christmas...

Sunday, November 28, 2021

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Happy Chanukah...

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Some Recipes

Happy Thanksgiving.

Here (if you are, or might be, inclined) are some vegetarian and vegan recipes for the holiday, from The Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2020/11/20/vegetarian-vegan-thanksgiving-recipes/