Today I’m going to write down a few of my thoughts about art. Not classical art such as a painting by Rembrandt or van Gough, but rather about the art that we encounter every day. Illustrations in magazines, or an “artist’s conception” of a proposed building project. These illustrations are helpful to us in our decision making and understanding. But, they can also be deceiving leading us into holding false ideas, or unrealistic concerns. I first got to thinking about this whe

In a few short months, I’ll be taking my annual trip to Munich Germany, and as always, I’ll be visiting my favorite beer halls and other such places. As I reminisced about prior years, I found myself thinking about one particular autumn day perhaps 20 years ago, a day sitting outdoors on Wein Street. Now, for those of you not familiar with Munich, This particular street is in the pedestrian section where no cars are allowed. This may sound a bit odd to Americans, but it has

The issue of Capital Punishment seems to be of relatively recent origin. One doesn’t need to spend much time studying civilizations of...

I was going through some of my PDF files the other day, when I came across an item which I had saved during the covid crisis. I no longer...