It’s May 12 — a true Taurean!  I’ve re-broadcast my full moon story twice or was it three times … and now, in honor of the ineffable, inimitable Katharine Hepburn, who once lived in room 34B at Pembroke East, I’m re-presenting my ancient tribute!   I just read her wiki for the first time, the other day, and learned a few new facts … further augmenting my respect … call it adoration, I suppose! Here’s her wiki  … and it even has her yearbook picture:  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn  And here’s what I wrote back in...

I respectfully quote Holocaust survivor Eva Kor, who declared last week at the big trial in Germany:  “Forgiveness is the best revenge of all.” She somehow found the strength to hug Oskar Groening, “the accountant of Auschwitz.” Jonathan Kalman, a senior  editor Tablet, a publication I take to heart, tells the story… tabletmag.com/scroll/190564/at-trial-of-former-nazi-a-tough-embrace?utm_source=tabletmagazinelist&utm_campaign=df751cfbe5-Sunday_May_3_20155_1_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c308bf8edb-df751cfbe5-207091833 Read the story.  ...

     You see Nakki was one of my father’s tried and true and ever so talented photo buddies who helped me make sure that after my father died (see my November 2012 tribute entry) his legacy would be sustained.  Yes, Nakki Goranin and Brian Wallis are the reasons why George Gilbert’s photos and memorabilia are now housed in the International Center of Photography in NYC. No better home for a Photo League photographer’s collection on the planet! I’ve thanked them once, twice and never enough times! Since I began overseeing my father’s estate, I’ve received...

When Robin Williams stepped away, he left so many gifts behind for us.  Just look around — they’re all here on demand.   Pre-owned,  you might say.  We loved his performances the first time  — and they’re still here for us to pass around freely. Eyebrows inch up when people name their favorite Robin Williams hits … Mrs. Doubtfire, Good Will Hunting, Awakenings, Good Morning, Vietnam… and I, too, stake out my favorite sacred ground.  When Robin Williams played Armand Goldman and juggled and stretched his love how many different directions, he jumped over the...

It felt so incredibly natural staffing a table for Brian at the Kona 4th of July Dems Picnic.  I hadn’t seen our young senator  since we drove to Hilo for his HQ opening back in spring — At home, we watched him prevail over his debate opponent via internet streaming.  But having a chance to tell him that I tweeted one of his boldest and most successful debate jabs, and then seeing his smile light up, truly made it feel like old times again in a new place, here on our precious island. Oh, all those mainland Fourths and community events I still remember in Oregon…  mingling with...