The Eye in the Sky | An Invitation to Story
London, a city steeped in history. On a wet and cool afternoon (not surprising weather in England any time of day or time of year), the London Eye looms large, its glass capsules glistening against the pale sun. A marvel of engineering, the first of its kind, now...
Chicago, Chicago On any Sunday (no words needed)
Chicago | Song by Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle Now, this could only happen to a guy like meAnd only happen in a town like thisSo may I say to each of you most gratefullyAs I throw each one of you a kiss, this is My kind of town, Chicago isMy kind of town, Chicago...
Is it a train, or is it a trick? With so many image editing tools available today, it's sometimes hard to know what is real and what is editing magic.
Is it a train? You can see lights, and rail tracks, and rail power lines, and maybe a hint of a rail station or rail crossing. But can you see a train? If there is a train, why can you see straight through everything to the trees on the other side of the tracks? You...
Old and New 600 year old ruins, the original Panama City setting, frame modern downtown Panama City, Panama | Poppet heads frame the rich mining history of Butte, Montana
These ruins just outside modern day Panama City, from the 1500’s, reflect the optimism and hope of earlier generations. The site includes a large and sophisticated hospital, a cathedral, well established housing, and a school. We should expect change in our dwellings,...
Contemplation | What’s On Your Mind? It depends what you are doing, and why?
What do they think about while on duty, motionless, mostly expressionless? Buckingham Palace, London. The King’s Guard. Sentries at Buckingham Palace and St James Palace are on duty for 24 or 48 hours, 2 hours on, 4 hours off. A sentry will come to attention every 10...
Boots’n’all White gloves and worn-in boots in stark contrast. Marine Corps graduation day at Parris Island, South Carolina. New graduates, ready to take their place in the United States Armed Forces.
The Marine Corps is a component of the Department of the Navy, and maintains both amphibious and ground units for contingency and combat operations. The young graduates pictured here, have chosen to put their lives on the line for the defense and protection of the...
North, to Alaska, go north, the rush is on! In the 1960 movie, the rush north is to find gold. There’s a different rush to Alaska these days, the adrenalin rush of fishing and hunting. The gold came to an end. Is this rush more sustainable?
The Klondike gold rush was in 1896. Mining is still an important part of the present day Alaskan economy, which is based on oil production, fishing, federal and state (both civilian and military) expenditures, research and development, and tourism. The state has a...
The Price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance A telling incident from Tel Aviv, the day Ronald Reagan died, June 5, 2004.
Above, the US embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel. It was coincidental that I was in that city on the day the news flashed around the world, that the 40th president of the United States had passed away, aged 93. I had no need of the embassy’s services. Being nearby and seeing...
A Mind and Heart to Serve the Least: Melyn Campbell Her university finance, accounting, and economics studies have taken her places that few women have the qualifications or gumption to go. But her focus has always been serving the underserved.
Melyn and Steve Campbell with their four children. Ben: If someone is Googling your name for the first time ever, Melyn, and they stumble across a bio sketch of you, what are some things that you want people to know about your background professionally? What should...
