Reading and Roaming
The season is in full swing and that means lectures, plays, concerts and the like. This week was packed with activity, all of it stimulating and enjoyable. SARASOTA INSTITUTE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (SILL) It’s time for my once a year plug for this marvelous organization. For 40 years SILL has been presenting notable speakers on …
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Happy 2016! I’ve now been blogging regularly for a year and hope that my readers have enjoyed the journey. This week is a grab bag of a new diversion, a play, a new restaurant and a book. COLORING CRAZE When the Wall St. Journal publishes an article about adults coloring, you know this fad has …
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North Carolina was a large source of tar, pitch and turpentine for many years and around the time of the Civil War became known as the Tar Heel State and its inhabitants Tar Heelers. Tar was used to coat the bottom of boats and a large amount was exported to England. Initially, the term …
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On the Screen While the reviews were a bit mixed and the Chief Penguin was reluctant, I did get us to see Suffragette. He found the beginning a bit slow while I liked and appreciated the way it set up the harsh and hostile working conditions Maud (Carey Mulligan) experienced in the laundry. It stretches …
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