Energetic Music to Love
The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra gave the first concert of it’s 2003-2004 season. Entitled Energetic Music to Love, the opening concert started with a short, lively seductive theme from a "secret marriage" by Domenico Cimarosa.Then, Aaron Rosand, considered by many to be the supreme master of the violin, thrilled the audience with his stunning performance of […]
The Face
Dean Koontz has written more than forty novels and many have been #1 bestsellers. In addition to being prolific, he is incredibly creative and imaginative. HIs most recent novel, The Face, is incredibly imaginative, exciting, and at times gripping. It is about a deranged professor who is seeking anarchy. Part of his plan is to […]
Airline Woes
I look forward to the day when I can write a story about how great airline websites are. It is true that airlines have a complicated business and are under enormous financial pressures — that is why I have tried to be understanding about some of the frustrating experiences that I have had. My level […]
Blooming Grove
Columbus Day was an incredibly beautiful one — blue sky, warm but not too hot, and a nice breeze. The Blooming Grove Hiking Trail was our destination in pursuit of the Blooming Grove Hiking Trail geocache. The trail was in the Delaware State Forest in Northeast Pennsylvania. The cache was a relatively new one, having […]
WD-40 Origin
Thanks to Chris Forbes at Knovel Corporation for explaining what the 40 in WD-40 means. He says, “It took them 40 attempts to get the water displacing formula worked out”. Chris also says that the name came from “Water Displacement perfected on the 40th try”. They obviously did a really good job because the original […]
