Author Archives: Jim

Castle On A Cloud

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Jim

It was not their first walk together, nor would it be their last.  But it would be one that they both would remember; ’til the last great kreetisfer bird dropped from the sky. It was not his suggestion.  It was not … Continue reading →

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Play It Again

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Jim

The sun poured into that corner of the room thru the oversized windows.  He could have been sitting in a Palace.  The Hermitage? Schönbrunn Palace? But this is now, not then… not a scene from Amadeus. And the person at … Continue reading →

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Making a Difference

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Jim

In 1998 two couples (the Gottliebs and the Bowers) published a book, 1000 YEARS, 1000 PEOPLE… Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millennium.  The millennium that they referred to covered years 1000 to 1999.  I love the book.  … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Toplitsky

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Jim

Perhaps you’ve heard the old joke… “Mrs. Feinman, what a magnificent ring!” “Yes, and it’s a legendary diamond!” “Legendary?  Do you mean that it has a curse?” “Of course it does… the curse is Mr. Feinman!” The story I am … Continue reading →

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