Editor’s note: This reflection comes a little late, but Apollo 11’s wonder is timeless. Fifty-six years ago last month, three men set out to do what humanity had only dreamed of. They flew a quarter of a million miles into the dark, landed on the Moon, and came safely home. In those eight days, theyContinueContinue reading “Remembering Apollo 11: Tranquility Base to Wonder”
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Book Review: “The Sicilian” by Mario Puzo
Don’t you love how our minds work? How one thing leads to another? It happened recently. A couple of months ago, I started a Francis Ford Coppola kick. I re-watched Apocalypse Now, with Marlon Brando brooding in the jungle and all. That led me back to The Godfather, another well-known performance of his. That, ofContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “The Sicilian” by Mario Puzo”
Veni. Vidi. Scripsi. 