Summer time in Chicago is the best time to check out some of what the Windy City has to offer. Chicago is a city rich in diversity and represents many different ethnic groups from African-American to various European ethnicities. Ever since Millenium Park opened up it’s made socialization in the summer time great. Chicago has […]
Rio De Janeiro
In the melting pot of Brazil, three quite different concepts of a square meal interacted delectably. The Indians, who were there first, contributed grains, vegetables and an appreciation of the abundant seafood. The Portuguese, who colonized Brazil, brought their stews and sweet tooth… and then imported African slaves who in turn added new spices and […]
Lisbon , Portugal: a step back in time
Walking up and down the narrow side streets of the surrounding towns of Lisbon, it feels as though you are transpaorted back in time to the 1500’s when the Moors constructed many of the elaborate buildings still standing today. Artisans still handpaint the blue and white ceramic tiles that the Portuguese have become famous […]
Autopsy – The Big Bopper
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED On a bitterly cold winters morning, in a stubble field just outside of Clear Lake, Iowa, lay the strewn wreckage and the occupants of a four passenger Beech craft Bonanza. The plane had carried three bright, up and coming young Rock and Roll stars. The founding Fathers of Rock and […]
GEORGE REALLY DID SLEEP HERE..AND THERE
GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT…WHERE? HERE! REALLY! By Warren D. Jorgensen If the shots heard ‘round the world at Lexington and Concord signaled the birth of the baby that would become America, then the Hudson Valley is where it learned to walk, with George Washington holding it’s hand. His legacy is still very much alive, along with […]
HUDSON VALLEY HIGHLAND RIDE
HUDSON VALLEY HIGHLANDS…THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER The Hudson Highlands on the west side of the river are different; more rural, more agricultural with hundreds of miles of two lane blacktops, small towns that seem to stand still in time. When I need a local ride to clear out the cobwebs and feel the […]