Category Archives: JACK ATKINSON – EDITOR’S HELLO!

A personal invitation to read on. What this issue is all about!

“It’s Déjà Vu all over again!” (Yogi Berra)

After the vaccine distribution and inoculations, the worst of the pandemic seemed to be over. In July we finally took off our masks and the world started returning to pre-covid normality. Then came mid-August and COVID’s Delta variant, cases worsened across the USA. At the time of this writing, the impact on hospitals had become […]

SPRING – Rebirth, Rejuvenation & Renewal

Above Image: “Primavera” {Spring} by the artist Sandro Botticelli, c. 1480 SPRINGTIME is associated with rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection, and a new start to the natural cycle of life on earth. It’s the season when the sun begins to shine more, animals give birth to a new generation, trees put out new soft green leaves, […]

we distance now – so when we gather again – no one is missing

Haiku by Meira Marom Jan. 24, 2021 Vaccines are now on their way. There is hope for an eventual end to this horrendous pandemic. The big problems now are people refusing the vaccine and new strains of the virus popping up around the world, which reach the US always within days in our interconnected world. […]

THIS FALL is Definitely Hurricane Season – Life Today Needs a Place to Relax!

Editor’s Letter: WELCOME TO FALL 2020 Hurricane Season has been the busiest on record, those who name the storms have gone through their alphabet of names and now have started on the Greek Alphabet. The number of Wild Fires in the Western United States is the worst on record. It’s an election year with “word […]

SUMMER 2020 – What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been!

Dating and Summer Go Together! (UPDATE: End of Summer 2020) Summer has always been when younger folks frolic in the sun and water, picnic and hang with all of their friends, but dating during COVID-19 has become a very Victorian affair. Are dates mostly now about “conversations” rather than going and doing activities face to […]

Spring 2020 – Life, Art, Food in the Time of Social Distancing!

EGGS BENEDICT over LATKES w/ BAGUETTE TOAST & CONFITURE IT’S SPRING & WE ARE SHUTTERED INSIDE! Yes, we are all shuttered inside as I write this note. (They are still allowing dog walking, outside.) The whole situation is a bit hard to comprehend, with 98% of all businesses having closed their public offices or storefronts, […]

COLORADO’s Centerpiece – DENVER Jan/Feb 2020 ISSUE

Denver, Colorado – Mile High City, the Youthful and Energy-Filled, Urban Hub of the State. It’s the main Gateway for America to the Majestic Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide. COLORADO IS KNOWN FOR ITS SNOWY WINTERS!   WINTER IS COMING! – The thought of winter weather and snow on the streets can put fear […]

2019 – A Special SURPRISE Issue – For the Holidays!

HELLO AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! For those of us who celebrate Christmas, the morning is all about surprise, for kids seeing what has been left for them and for adults opening the mysteries that have been such a secret all wrapped up under the tree. Well, that is exactly our approach with this special 2019 holiday […]

San Antonio, Texas – A City with “A Past”, “A Present” and “A Future”

The colorful past of San Antonio started with Native Americans, then the Spanish discovered the fresh water and settled in, later the Germans made San Antonio their home, and finally, the US Military (joint Army & Air Force base) introduced this beautiful city to the rest of America. Today “The Alamo”, is the number one […]