“If” by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all …
Art
“The Astronomer by Candlelight” by Gerrit Dou (1613-1675)
Picture from the Art Renewal Center. So what does the painting mean? What is its message? What story does it tell? It is thought to …
“Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816-1868)
Picture from the Art Renewal Center. Mr. Scott Powell, of HistoryAtOurHouse.com, says about this painting of George Washington, one of our Founding Fathers: The question …
Rick Brant, Tom Swift, and More
The Rocket’s Shadow (see earlier post of today) I would recommend. It is a good book. Other books in the “Rick Brant Science-Adventure Stories” series …
“Madame Barbe de Rimsky-Korsakov” by Franz Xavier Winterhalter (1805-1873)
Picture from the Art Renewal Center.
German Cartoons and Ads From the ’30s and ’40s
On The Radio Dismuke Blog, Dismuke writes about a German cartoonist whose work he likes: Hans Fischerkoesen. Dismuke has some of Fischerkoesen’s works posted. Read …
Americana: The Movies and Dancing of Eleanor Powell
A bit of American history here. Watch this fantastic video (click on the pic…while the video is up on YouTube) of Mrs. Powell dancing in …
“The Pioneers” by Berton Braley
A New Year’s poem, encouragement to your dreams both realistic and reasonable. –Michael They’re the “utterly foolish dreamers,” Who dream of a better day ; …
“The Adventurer” by Berton Braley
In the spirit of a New Year. –Michael City of power and city of might, Of plunder and passion and woe and delight, The sound …
“Success” by Berton Braley
A poem for a prosperous but happy new year; a poem for a focused but balanced life. –Michael If you want a thing bad enough …