In human life there is constant change of fortune; and it is unreasonable to expect an exemption from the common fate. Life itself decays, and all things are daily changing.” – Plutarch, Greek Historian, Biographer, Essayist Buenos Aires – Continuing on my series of Supreme Directors’ walks – we pick up, chronologically, though not geographically,… Read More The Supremes – Tracks 3 & 7
“…born in a mansion and died in a shack…” – from A Fierce Green Fire by Marybeth Lorbiecki Buenos Aires – I’ve been to the barrio of Barracas (literally “shacks”) before, but always with a particular destination in mind. A friend suggested we take a real wander through the neighborhood – perhaps over time more… Read More Barrio of Change
In November 1889, the young army officer Felicíssimo do Espírito Santo Cardoso handed a dismissal letter to Dom Pedro II and conducted the Emperor to the ship that would carry him into exile. That act was more symbolic of the change from monarchy to republic than Field Marshal Deodoro’s cry of “Long live the Republic!”… Read More Paint by Numbers 5
He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.” – St. John of the Cross, Christian mystic Buenos Aires – I’m a day or two behind Robert at Line of Sight in writing up… Read More Spiritual Exercise
Buenos Aires – In June of 1806, 1,500 British troops arrived in this area with the intent to capture the cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, the major port cities defending the Rio de la Plata. Outnumbered, they continued this attempt for nearly a year, laying siege to the city of Buenos Aires. The Spanish,… Read More Paint By Numbers 2