Reading and Roaming
SUNNY ISLES We made a brief trip south this past week to visit some very good friends who spend about two months on Captiva. Captiva and its larger, more commercial neighbor, Sanibel, are lush with greenery, crowded during this season, and strung out between a bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Pretty great venue for …
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As December comes to a close, I’d like to be optimistic that 2018 will be a more civilized year. This year has been challenging on the national level and reading the daily newspaper an exercise in anger, frustration, and discouragement. Just perhaps, things will get better in the new year, and we can again be …
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SMALL SCREEN My Mother and Other Strangers (PBS) If you missed this little gem from last summer, it’s worth seeking out. Set in the village of Moybeg in Northern Ireland in 1943, it’s the story of a poor town invaded (not literally) by the presence of an American air base. At the time, Francis Coyne …
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SMALL SCREEN The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (PBS) With all the advance publicity, it’s hard to imagine any viewer is unaware of Burns and Novick’s monumental documentary about the Vietnam War. The range of viewpoints and interviews from all parties (Viet Cong, North Vietnamese Army, South Vietnamese Army plus civilians, American …
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