. . After days and days of staying home, because of a nasty cold, this was my first walk outside in Riverside Park. Here we look south with the New Jersey skyline and the majestic Hudson river — Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, or the “river that flows two ways,” as the Mohicans called it when they were still … Continue reading →
It must have happened to you, too. You walk south in Hudson River Park, along the bank of the river with its glittering water. It gets hot in the sun, and at first you don’t want to acknowledge the inconvenience since you have not done this for a long time, and why let … Continue reading →
. . Fasces = a bundle of rods with a projecting axe blade, carried by a lictor in ancient Rome as a symbol of a magistrate’s power, and used as an emblem of authority in Fascist Italy. The bundle originally stood for “united, we are so much stronger.” But the peculiar way the pieces … Continue reading →
