Entries by Steve Kowalski

“…till you drop”

For some, there is nothing more exciting than Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the US. Regarded as the official start of the Christmas Shopping season when most retailers open very early, and some the night before to offer shoppers promotional sales. Many of you have already gotten up early today and rushed off […]

THANKS!

    Please take a minute today, in your own way, to pray for the men and women, living and deceased, who served our country with valor, honor and relentless belief in our freedom. This prayer was “edited” from a post on Godvine                

Autumn Splendor

Sure leaves are pretty from afar but take some time to get real close. Nature is incredible, isn’t it? Oh, and by-the-way, I have this incredible itch to flatten that dried leaf on top. But that’s just me. Every autumn I marvel in the beauty of the fall colors. Whether I’m out for a morning […]

Spooktacular Night

Halloween has a little something for everyone. I’d like to point out the painting in the lower right. “Jack O’Lantern” a digital painting by by Rado Javor (©2010-2016 RadoJavor) created in photoshop CS5. “The Legend of the Jack O’Lantern tells about the eternal Irish wanderer who wasn’t ‘let to the Heaven neither to Hell.’ He […]

It’s “Chowda” Time

On any fall day this month, if you are lucky enough, and in the right location (at the park, a church parking lot, or your own backyard), the air is filled with the aroma of the Atlantic Ocean – soft ‘n salty clams steaming in pots, alongside sweet potatoes, chicken, the last of the season’s […]

Fall Is More Than Just Blue Jays in Town

Some of our feathered friends: (Clockwise from top left) Broad-winged Hawk, Snowy owl, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Golden Eagle, White-winged Crossbill, confused with canaries?: the American Goldfinch (L) and the Evening Grosbeak (R), Canvasback Duck. While working in the yard this week (awesome weather), I noticed some new and unusual bird calls and birds in […]

What’s Your “Will” Power?

(L to R Clockwise from top left) How I think early in the morning. Young Alfred Nobel. The presentation in Stockholm. The Nobel Medal. The Big Bang: Alfred Nobel’s most famous invention and how he made the fortune that funds the yearly prizes.   Got any will power? No, not the voice in your head […]

How Big Is Your Pond?

When was the last time you thought about the size of your pond? Accomplished author and speaker Seth Godin, posted this very question recently in his blog, and it ‘got me a thinkin’. According to Seth, ‘there’s no doubt that the ‘big fish’ in the pond gets respect, more attention and more than its fair […]