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  • Malone, NY Manhunt: Becoming a Hero
    Posted on Monday, June 29th, 2015 | Tagged: heroes, Malone, Malone NY, manhunt, New York, New York State Police, Prison, Sweat and Matt

    Main Street Malone, NY had been my hometown since 1980. It has a world class golf course headed by PGA president Derrick Sprague, a beautiful ski resort and masses of wilderness. Little else except wonderful people I love to pieces. Few people knew of its existence until the recent manhunt for convicted killers Richard Matt and David …[ read more ]

  • How to Become a Gondolier: Venice
    Posted on Thursday, May 7th, 2015 | Tagged: gondolas, gondoliers, Venice

    Look closely at the gondola to the back. The prow shows the Venetian flag. Venice. The city of romance. And the city of those gondoliers. How does one get to be a gondolier ? It’s not as easy as donning a black and white stripped shirt and building up your bi & triceps. First of all, …[ read more ]

  • In Love on the Grand Canal
    Posted on Thursday, April 16th, 2015 | Tagged: gondolas, Rialto Bridge, the Grand Canal, Venice

    English: Venice: Italy: 1913 map of city center (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) I wouldn’t leave Italy without achieving three tickets on my bucket list. The first: a gondola ride on the Grand Canal . And what a grand time we had. The Grand Canal is Venice ‘s major waterway and it divides the city in two. It looks like …[ read more ]

  • Venice: St. Mark’s Square
    Posted on Thursday, April 9th, 2015 | Tagged: Piazza San Marco, Venice

    Not the San Marco Lion–but a gorgeous model The most famous section of Venice is St. Mark’s Square . For me, Canaletto made it familiar. His exquisite oil paintings capture the beautiful and mood of this quintessential Venetian square. We traveled there on a water bus–a fifteen minute cruise to glory and the splendor of Piazza San Marco. A hint …[ read more ]

  • Venice: The Real Water World
    Posted on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 | Tagged: Lido, Venice

    Venice . Hardly a city in Italy is more romantic than Venice. Kevin Costner thought he had an original script with the Hollywood name of Water World. Venice trumped him by thousands of years. Taxi acquei–from airport to Villa Mabapa We landed in Marco Polo Airport –can you think of a more appropriate name for the watery world of …[ read more ]

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      arol McClain       @carol_mcclain  My roofer-brother-in-law flew four hundred miles to my house to put on a new roof. As a single mom with only my salary as support, his help was critical. He had one day. Of course, that day threatened rain. The wind already picked up and promised to deliver what the weatherman predicted. This couldn’t happen. I was walking to my car after picking up groceries to feed him, when the story of Jesus calming the wind came to mind (Matthew 8:23-27). Shyly (I was in a public place) I raised my hand to the wind and prayed, “Be still. Please… ...[ full story ]

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