I have kept a journal since the summer of 1989, sometimes in notebook form, most recently in digital. I still have one, it is online
Tag: Age of Enlightenment
Happy 131st Birthday Sylvia Beach
Today is the 131st birthday of the publisher and book shop owner, the book shop owner Sylvia Beach. Her influence and support helped some of
Happy 129th Birthday Pearl White
Today is the 129th birthday of the actress and activist Pearl While. The world is a better place because she was in it and still
Happy 121st Birthday André Masson
Today is the 121st birthday of the artist André Masson. I was first introduced to his work through one called Kitchen Maids, a mention in
Happy 159th Birthday Puccini
Today is the 158th birthday of the composer Giacomo Puccini. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the
Joyeux 102e anniversaire de naissance d’Edith Piaf
Aujourd’hui, c’est le 102e anniversaire d’Edith Piaf. Cette année marque le 52e anniversaire de sa mort, malheureusement, qui est six ans de plus que le
Happy 45th Birthday Brandon Teena
Today is the 45th birthday of Brandon Teena. He died a couple weeks after his 21st birthday, the result of a hate crime. There are
Happy 158th Birthday Georges Seurat
Today is the 158th birthday of the artist Georges Seurat. My first exposure to his work was in the hallway of my elementary school. A
Happy 130th Birthday Boris Karloff
Today is Boris Karloff‘s 130th birthday. I first learned about him through a book I was reading as a kid called “The Three Investigators Mystery of
Happy 138th Birthday Max Schreck
Today is the 138th birthday of the first vampire in film and still the creepiest: Max Schreck. I am a huge fan when myth becomes legend,
Happy 137th Birthday Max Schreck
Today is the 137th birthday of the first vampire in film and still the creepiest: Max Schreck. I am a huge fan when myth becomes legend,
V is for Voltaire and The Vapors #atozchallenge
“The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.” – Voltaire [Francois Marie Arouet] [1694-1778] Sept Discourse en Vers sur l’Homme [1738] François-Marie Arouet,
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