The kiss of his memory made pictures of love and light against the wall. Here was peace. She pulled in her horizon like a great fish-net. Pulled it from around the waist of the world and draped it over her shoulder. So much of life in its meshes! She called in her soul to come […] Read more

POETRY Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)   O singer of Persephone! In the dim meadows desolate Dost thou remember Sicily? Still through the ivy flits the bee Where Amaryllis lies in state; O Singer of Persephone! Simaetha calls on Hecate And hears the wild dogs at the gate; Dost thou remember Sicily? Still by the […] Read more

We can destroy houses with bombs and people with starvation, outflank defensive lines and tramp ahead. We can destroy the spirit of a nation with poisoned doubts and fears, erase its history, blot out its past, sully its famous names and substitute our words for all the words of liberty. But while there is a […] Read more

There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it. No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief. […] Read more

Collins & Aikman Senior Notes were sold during the quarter. The realized loss on the Collins & Aikman investments was approximately $150 million, the largest loss ever incurred by the Fund in its 17-year history. TAVF management simply misanalyzed the situation. The company’s free fall into Chapter 11 and the loss of support from its […] Read more

Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew the thug. Although theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that the thirty-year-old thug thought of that morning […] Read more

People follow a sport like hockey, and they look for symbolism They want the game to mean something They want the game to matter So, to them a fresh sheet of ice just after the Zamboni’s laid it’s final spray of water Presents the purest vision of possibility they could imagine. Skates being sharpened over […] Read more

I awoke from a dream and grabbed at those fading images and sensations before they disappeared like waves of smoke. I held them up to the light and watched them shimmer with promises of past, present and future. Looking back I traced a path through various memories and began seeing patterns and how these memories […] Read more

Your kitchen sink may be the only thing in the room that works harder than you do. A good-quality sink can last 15 years, but even so it’s likely to need replacing before you need a total kitchen overhaul. This month’s Homeowner’s Video includes step-by-step instructions for replacing a kitchen sink. It’s your weekend project, […] Read more