My husband and I went to see Hidden Figures yesterday. It’s a very good movie, and I highly recommend it. When it was over, the audience applauded – that doesn’t happen often. I’ve seen movies since the election. Some have been funny but a bit mindless (Office Christmas Party) and some have been deeper but somewhat dark (Manchester By the Sea).  Hidden Figures was engrossing, it had … Continue reading Don’t Want to Watch the Inauguration? Same Here.

Gene Cernan died today. He was the last man to walk on the Moon, as Commander of Apollo 17, in December of 1972. Civilizations and empires, whether great or not, come and go. And the United States is still a relatively young country. That said, of all the countries and empires and civilizations in the history of humanity and the men and women who lived … Continue reading Godspeed