Today is the anniversary of the final day of the Italian liner, Andrea Doria. She collided with another ship, the Swedish ship Stockholm in the fog off Nantucket at 11:10 PM on July 25, 1956. She sank a little … Read the rest
THE MORNING AFTER? SPIDERMAN LURKS
I’m not kidding.
I slept in my clothes.
A long night of torrential rains, biblical thunder and lightning and white caps on a sheltered cove had finally given way to only a continuing southwest gale. The sun was out. I … Read the rest
DINNER WITH FRIENDS I’VE NEVER MET
(2nd in a Series called “Dinner with Friends I’ve Never Met”. Blogging friends who are worth visiting.)
We met at Tysdaddy’s castle. Dinner was served in his extensive library surrounded by first edition classics by Cervantes, Dickens and Stephen King. … Read the rest