Sunday, December 25, 2022

Christmas 2022: A Simple Day of Joy

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Christmas tree at the Library of Congress Christmas 2022 is upon us. Once again, I would like to share a Christmas Day poem, this one by Jam...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Team World Brought All The Right Stuff Together To Win Their First Laver Cup Title

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Team World lifts the Laver Cup in London Team World entered the final day of Laver Cup 2022 in London trailing four-time champion Team Europ...
Saturday, September 17, 2022

Federer Brought Joy to a Golden Era of Tennis

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Roger Federer  Within minutes after Roger Federer announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday – the Laver Cup next week in London will ...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022

More Thoughts on Elvis Costello: The Boy Named If

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Elvis Costello and the Imposters Elvis Costello continues to charm the pants off his audiences. It’s something he’s done successfully in a m...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Serena: The Countdown Toward Retirement Has Begun

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Serena Williams  Serena Williams has never liked the word retirement, saying it doesn’t feel like a modern word to her. However, a week ago,...
Thursday, July 28, 2022

Joni Mitchell: What a Wonderful Surprise at Newport

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Joni Mitchell at Newport What a wonderful surprise that Joni Mitchell gave us at the Newport Folk Festival Sunday evening.  For the first ti...
Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Remembering Claes Oldenburg: He created playful and monumental art out of everyday objects.

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Claes Oldenburg: Giant Shuttlecocks, Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, Kansas City, Mo. I was saddened to learn of the recent death of Claes Oldenbu...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Novak Djokovic: Reflections On Becoming a Seven-Time Wimbledon Champion

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As Novak Djokovic won his fourth straight Wimbledon Championships gentlemen’s singles title and seventh crown overall, which leveled him wit...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Stephen Curry and Roger Federer: Sharing a zest for life and just joy for the process

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While observing Stephen Curry throughout the NBA Finals, it’s easy to see and admire how the Golden State Warriors superstar guard values an...
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Rafael Nadal: The King of Clay Will Always Have Paris

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“Victory belongs to the most tenacious,” are words inscribed in both English and French and appear on the upper-deck facing on either side o...