Category Archives: Book of Ken
Fireworks
Sat on the back porch just now helping the sun set. Accompanied by a tall, cool gin & tonic and a Montecristo Toro. As darkness fell the fireflies came out to present Act One. Never seen fireflies as thick as … Continue reading
The Roads of Summer
What makes us want to get up and go? In 1903, after making a $50 bet he could drive to New York City in 90 days, Horatio Nelson Jackson, a doctor from Vermont accompanied by a former professional bicyclist and … Continue reading
The Future Passed
What we think of as how things are now is really how things were now. Changes that are currently taking place are seldom noticed until later. As for the future it has already happened, we just haven’t gotten the news … Continue reading
Formula Yawn
Had a fine day in Charleston, SC Sunday. That night I realized I had missed the Monaco GP. Don’t watch Formula One anymore, but if you still care here’s a tip: you only have to watch the first lap. After … Continue reading
Luxuries
Today I was fortunate enough to tour the Biltmore House in Asheville NC. Completed in 1895, this magnificent edifice had every luxury available to man at the end of the nineteenth century. Vanderbilt even had electric lights, running on a … Continue reading
I Need Me Some Time
I’d like you to fill out the following short compatibility survey: 1. Do you live in coastal metropolitan area? Y N 2. Have you completed post-graduate studies in political science, journalism, art, design, semiotics, or coffee preparation? Y N 3. … Continue reading
iPad ~ the media IS the message
Bill Paley was the son of a Russian Jewish immigrant. His father, Samuel Paley, ran a cigar company. As the company became increasingly successful, in 1927, his father and some business partners bought a struggling Philadelphia-based radio network of 16 … Continue reading
A Southern Spring
Spring in Tennessee sneaks up on you, it is gentle. Trees burst into bloom. There are days of brilliant sunshine, days of rain. Spring is painted in watercolors, a prelude to the warmth of summer. In Tennessee, spring is Salome, … Continue reading
Home Again, Home Again Jiggetty-Jig
Spring has found the South. The dogwoods are in bloom. (Yesterday @ 6:30 AM walking to the office after parking the truck – iPhone camera). And so last night after work there is grilled chicken slathered in barbecue sauce, and … Continue reading
Hitler’s Summer ~ An Album from Germany
“OK – this guy walks into a bar and..” “I’ll see your bet and raise you ten” “God! I love your outfit!” “I’m sorry, sir. No one can be seated without black tie.”