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The most widely attended sporting event of the 19th century was a baseball game played between a New York regiment, and one comprised of multiple regiments. The contest took place in Hilton Head. It was estimated that 40 thousand people had gathered to spectate. Along with items concerning the Civil War, Harper’s Weekly began reporting…
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I have, presently, and shall always acknowledge that within human potential there resides a spiritual domain. The bridge I cannot cross is the one that suggests that a universe of galactic event horizons, black holes, and quasars has an ideological component. Thus, I do not subscribe to the concept of an unknowable deity governing an…
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What facilitates creativity? What fosters our creative powers? The breadth of expressionism is so broad and unique: Many enrich the world using humor and irony, others assert themselves through means of physicality, thus they dance. Perhaps the most potent form of creativity is the gift of transposing sounds into expressions (music). Some creators are visionaries…
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We have numerous influences in our lives because we embark on many journeys: professional journeys, musical journeys, love journeys, etc. Like wide-eyed children, we expose ourselves to the world—its infinite possibilities—which unfailingly delivers experiences that meld with our unique sensibilities and, over time, develops into a life-affirming entity we call “Us.” I can recall thinking…
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The following is not an anecdote: During the height of the COVID-19 crisis, I stood behind a man at the checkout line at ShopRite. He captured my attention not because he was double-masked and wearing gloves but because he was double-masked, wearing gloves, and had a shopping cart chockful of cases of Sprite, bags of…
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