Nikolai Tesla was one of the world’s greatest inventors. Born in 1843 in Croatia, Tesla emigrated to the U.S. in 1891 at the age of 35 and immediately set up a lab in New York, where he began research in the fields of electromechanical engineering and electromagnetism, among others. Tesla is said to have contributed … Read more
In the middle of the night on March 24, 1944, 76 Allied airmen crawled on their bellies through a 300-foot long tunnel to escape from the Nazi POW Camp, Stalag Luft III (see photo below). They did it by constructing three tunnels the airmen named “Tom,” “Dick,” and “Harry,” using only tools that they could … Read more
Yesterday I was talking to a friend who’d recently been shopping for new bras. Because she hadn’t been professionally fitted for a number of years, she went to an upscale department store, where the saleswomen are trained to measure for the proper size and shape bra. The saleswoman told my friend that a woman’s bustline, … Read more
Is it art? A dance? A play? Perhaps all of the above. My roommate, Joan, emailed this video to me and it is so fascinating that I had to share it. Watch this light and shadow performance of the group known as Pilobolus:
There are times when I feel totally disconnected from everyone and everything. Then there are other times when I am so connected that I’d swear I’m communicating with a higher source. Yesterday evening was one of those “oh so connected” times. I was driving back to Sarasota after having spent two weeks working on my … Read more
