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Museum reviews: Boston Childrens Museum
I’m always interested in bringing readers articles on places to go in the United States where kids, teens & their parents can have a good time. Let’s look at the best places for kids’ travel based upon our family friendly assessment of the area airport, attractions and accommodations.
Boston
* Airport: Terminal C has a “Kidport” play area with hands-on interactive exhibits.
* What to see: The Go Boston Card allows families to select from around 50 attractions at a discount price
* Where to stay: for the money, it’s hard to go wrong with a Boston Holiday Inn, but the Hyatt Regency Cambridge offers a special rate for an additional room for kids and in the Back Bay, the Colonnade Read the rest of this entry »
Biography: Stephen King
December 8, 2007
The first Stephen King book that I read was It. Incidentally, that was also the first Stephen King movie that I watched. I like the movie and the book because they talk about friendship, reunion, divine providence, history, and moral responsibility. I only ploughed through the book once (it is over a thousand pages), but I’ve seen the movie a dozen times.
I’ve never met Stephen King, but he seems to be a modest, down-to-earth guy, even though he may be one of the richest people alive. I mean, how much money would one make after writing all the books and books-made-into-movies that he has? I pray for him regularly because he strikes me as a person who Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsMuseum reviews: Madam Tussauds Wax Museum, Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas
Madame Tussauds is now an international business and it has come a long way since the first Madame Tussauds was opened in London. Almost a decade has now passed since the opening of Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, and it is now a member of a family of museums incorporating branches in New York, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Berlin.
The name of Madame Tussauds is world famous, and most people are aware of the waxworks that are housed in the various establishments. Waxworks on show tend to be a mixture of world leaders, sportspeople, musicians, actors and actresses, historical figures and other celebrities. As you might expect from Las Vegas though, Madame Tussauds Las Vegas does focus on famous Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsBook reviews: Outlaw Love, by Judith Stacy
“Outlaw Love” by Judith Stacy has all of the makings of a historical western romance, rugged and handsome U.S. Marshall, beautiful young girl, outlaws, shootouts, stagecoach robberies and the wild west. The book is filled with exceptional characters, some lovable and a few that are not so likable. The story has many unique twists but all lead to families coming together and taking down the richest man in town.
Clay Chandler came into the life of Kelsey Rodgers by chance, literally hanging from a hangman’s noose. He had one goal in mind, catch the killer of Rebecca. His sister died in his arms, something he couldn’t forgive himself for and he wouldn’t stop until Scully Dade paid Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsIs the emotional impact of 9/11 as strong now as it was seven years ago?
The emotional impact of 9/11 is of course not as strong as it was seven years ago for most people. For those that lost a loved one in 9/11 it is still stronger than in most of us.
I can assure you that each time 9/11 is mentioned, memories flash back as if it was happening just now and that is because I was in Manhattan that morning.
I remember that my wife, who was listening to the radio and a report on the Michael Jackson concert that was in Madison Square Garden the night before, came to the bathroom where I was showering and telling me, they just interrupted the program to advice that a small plane crashed into Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsBook reviews: The Yiddish Policemens Union, by Michael Chabon
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
With the Americans about to renege on their deal with the Jewish people, and the land of the Yiddish-speaking Federal District of Sitka about to revert to being American once again, the discovery of the body of a heroin-wrecked chess prodigy in a no-star fleapit hotel inhabited by the most decorated and intoxicated detective on the Sitka force, Meyer Landsman, goes relatively unnoticed. That is, by everyone except Meyer Landsman. Hard headed and unorthodox in more ways than just in his operating methods Landsman has a hunch, and it leads him deep into a wilderness populated by extremist Zionists, bent on a return to the Holy Land, and into direct conflict with Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsBook review: The Graduate, by Charles Webb
“The Graduate” was a remarkable book that’s been overshadowed by its 1967 movie adaptation. But four years earlier, in 1963, Charles Webb captured a perfect slice of alienation – an all-American youth-against-the-world story. The New York Times called it a “zany revolt against a solid gold future,” adding that it was “brilliant,” “sardonic,” and “ludicrously funny.”
Webb’s book is supposedly based on a true story. Published when Webb was just 24 – himself a recent graduate from Williams
College – it describes a young man’s affair with a married older woman.
“Mrs. Robinson” became a legendary figure in the pop culture landscape – while Webb, for the rest of his life, appeared conflicted about the prospect of conventional Read the rest of this entry »