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ANTIQUING ON THE INTERNET IS THE WAY TO GO. I STILL LIKE TO TOUCH THEM BEFORE I BUY.

I was reading an article about how antiquing on the internet is the way to go. How buying antiques has been transformed from going to actual shops. Although I buy many things online, there are several articles I want to touch, and examine before I buy them. Antiques, especially would be one, and thankfully I’m

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FEEDING MARINE ANIMALS WHILE DIVING OR SNORKLING CAN BE FUN OR SOMETIMES DANGERIOUS

I know when we dive or snorkel it always fun to interact with all the creatures if we can. One of the surest ways, is to feed them. But that can present a problem, depending on the animals, and the circumstances. I’ve been involved in many feeding experiences, but there were three that were very

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HORSESHOE CRABS ARE SPAWNING NOW – ESPECIALLY IN GREAT BAY NEW JERSEY – WHERE I HAD A HOME.

This is the time of year that hundreds of Horseshoe Crabs come ashore to spawn. One of their known habitats is Great Bay, New Jersey. Great Bay is a large bay dividing Ocean County, and Atlantic County, New Jersey. Horseshoe crabs aren’t true crabs or crustaceans, but are chelicerates, and are most closely related to

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TODAYS HIGH TECH COMPUTER LITERATE GRADUATES PREFER MECHANICAL WATCHES

In this week’s WSJ Off-Duty section, there is an article entitled “Watch Me Now.” It talks about how today’s graduates prefer mechanical watches. These are young men and women who have been educated in our high tech, computer literate world. Not only new mechanical watches, but also vintage ones as well. From a Vintage Diver

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IN THE TITANICS’ FIRST CLASS GYM THERE WERE EXERCISE MACHINES THAT I REMEMBER USING. BUT WHERE?

There is an article in the Smithsonian Magazine, entitled “Want to Work Out Like Walt Whitman or Henry VIII? Try These Historic Fitness Regimes,” by Greg Presto. It describes the first-class gym equipment aboard the Titanic complete with a photo of the gym. In the photo, there were two machines that really caught my attention.

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MEN DYING THEIR HAIR ISN’T A NEW CONCEPT. EXCEPT THEIR DYING IT EVERY CONCEIVABLE COLOR FROM GRAY TO AQUA.

There is a story in the WSJ’s Weekend Style & Fashion section. Men dying their hair every conceivable color from gray to aqua. In the article it’s reported that Tutankhamun’s tomb is decorated with engravings of men with cerulean wigs. Also, the Romans used natural recipes to prettify their locks, grinding up bugs to achieve

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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS ARE GETTING WORSE. THEY ARE DESTROYING PEOPLE AND THEIR HOMES. IF ONLY THERE WAS A BENEFIT TO ALL THIS MISERY?

Over the Easter weekend, I read stories of dangerous flooding, tornados tearing through several states, and a wild fire already started. To make matters worse, the hurricane prediction for this season is higher, and stronger storms. Will the month of May be the new season start for the storms? I guess we will have to

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ANOTHER EASTER SEASON AMID WAR AND SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Yes, spring is here, and with it another Easter season amid war, and severe environmental conditions. I’m using the term Easter season, because there are other religions who celebrate their happenings at this time of the year. In fact, I just read that all religions will be celebrating this week, something that doesn’t happen often.

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REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE A FARMING APPROACH TO HELP OUR PLANET

The weekend Wall Street Journal’s OFF DUTY section ran a lead story, “Is Your Food as Virtuous as You Think It IS?” One of the new buzz words is Regenerative Agriculture. Here’s the definition; regenerative agriculture describes a holistic approach to farming focused on continuously improving biodiversity and drawing greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere

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ICONIC STRUCTURES AROUND THE WORLD ARE DISPLAYED IN UKRAINE’S COLORS – INCLUDING CONEY ISLAND’S PARACHUTE JUMP.

My Facebook friend posted the photo of Coney Island’s Parachute Jump all lighted up in yellow and blue. I guess, if you’re from Brooklyn, New York, this is important. Just to give you a little parachute history. Over two hundred and twenty-years ago, a Frenchman named Andre-Jacques Garnerim cut loose from a balloon, 3,000 feet

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WHAT LIES BEYOND DEATH?

This is a question that every civilization has pondered since the beginning of time. The answer to what lies beyond death, is that there isn’t a conclusive answer. No one knows for sure. Even those cases of people dying, then returning, and reveling what they experienced, could be subjective. The real reason I’m writing this,

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SPRING FASHION ADS ARE SHOWN IN THE WINTER AND PRODUCED IN THE WINTER.

This week in the Wall Street Journal’s weekend addition, they featured in their magazine, “Spring 2022 Women’s Fashion.” Having spent over ten years as an advertising art director, I am always intrigued by the full-page ads. The concepts, designs, layouts, locations used, and the photography. During my advertising tenure, most of the accounts I worked

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THE RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS WILL RETURN IN 2023 WITHOUT ANIMALS

In May of 2017, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus made their final curtain call, after 146 years of performing. The mounting public protests of animal abuse, sealed their fate, and it was about time. I’m sure it started from the beginning. The world is finally changing its attitudes toward animal abuse, both

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THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK I REMEMBER, WAS THE START OF MY EDUCATION.

Recently on Facebook, I viewed some really great photographs of New York City, in the 70’s and 80’s. My favorites were of Washington Square Park, located in the borough of Manhattan, in Greenwich Village. I lived in the Village for twenty years, and spent a great deal of time wandering through Washington Square Park. On

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MARATHON TRAINING?

I have always admired marathon runners. To be able to run, miles and miles, in all kinds of weather. So, it is only fitting that I relate to you my good running story. It was in the mid-70’s, and I was in my mid-30’s. I was living in the West Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan

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HURRICANE IDA DEVESTATED THE SOUTH AND NORTHEAST I CAN RELATE HAVING GONE THROUGH HURRICANE KATRINA

Experiencing a major natural disaster, like Hurricane Katrina first-hand, and writing an accurate account of what happened will always differ from the person who experienced it with you. That’s not to say that your perspective or theirs is the correct one, it is to say that as individuals we all see and react to situations

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A SNEAKER BY ANY OTHER NAME

In the Wall Street Journal’s OFF DUTY Section, the lead story is about “Enchantingly Weird Shoes,’ ‘There’s an Ugly Shoe for You.’” They’ve listed a unisex guide to, Sneakers, Mules, Sandals, and Dress shoes. The only shoe I can really identify with, are sneakers. I do wear “The North Face,” water sandals, but that’s another

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’S, WEEKEND, “OFF DUTY” SECTION. “A TRULY HANDS-ON ADVENTURE.”

The lead article in this weeks weekend Wall Street Journal’s OFF DUTY section, was about booking a vacation to a working cattle ranch, and what it entails. Basically, hard work, from dawn to dusk. The rewards are, learning, and experiencing something new. In 1991, Columbia Pictures released, an American Western Comedy entitled, “City Slickers.” It

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WORLD OCEANS DAY

President Obama used his executive power on Friday August 26, 2016 to create the world’s largest protected marine area off the coast of Hawaii. It quadrupled the size of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument to 582,578 square miles, making it more than 50 times larger than the entire land area of the Hawaiian Islands. I

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A PRANK WITH A VENOMOUS SNAKE IS NOT FUNNY! WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON WHICH SIDE YOU’RE ON.

I’ve seen online articles in the news about the snakes that are emerging, after their winter hibernation. Of course, snakes are very important, particularly venomous snakes. One article talked about, and showed copperhead snakes. They’re found in northern Florida, the panhandle, and of course, New York State. It reminded me of a prank my friend

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FRIENDS, AND FRIENDSHIPS

“If you have one true friend you have more than your share,” Thomas Fuller. I guess, I have been very lucky during my life time. I have had four friendships, but unhappily it’s now only three. For me, the difference between Friends and Friendships, is the lasting quality of the relationship. Not that it’s necessary

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