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Money Is the Motive
As popular hip hop artists, Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane chant on their newest single, “Money is the motive”. The rest of the lyrics are basically unprintable and break obscenity statutes in several states, but as they aptly point out, the money is often the motive behind a good many things; most of them bad.
Not [...]
The Impossible Dream
Miami is celebrating. Cleveland is crying. LeBron James abdicated his kingship in Cleveland and is looking to establish a new throne on South Beach. On ESPN in front of a live tv audience, LeBron announced his decision to join the Miami Heat.
Here in South Florida, people are ecstatic. The possibilities seem endless and the Heat [...]
What I did last summer.
In the latest issue of Cravings, I shared a childhood summer experience. Please feel free to post one of your summer experiences for all of our readers to enjoy.
Valentine’s Day Update
In our February/March issue I shared with you my Valentine’s Day dilemma. The gist of the story was that I was faced with another holiday that I didn’t feel particularly strong about; yet I was required to produce a meaningful gift or gesture to show my wife that I cared.
I solicited our readers for suggestions and received [...]
Learning the ropes…
To be honest with everyone, I really don’t have much experience with blogging. But, I did promise in our last issue that we would have a blog on our web site. What I have discovered about blogging is that most bloggers have a lot to say, but that not all that is written is particularly [...]
Culture of Shopping
Gift shops in your favorite museums are great places to shop.
It’s time to face a hard truth: At times the best part of going to a museum is the subsequent visit to the gift shop. There need be no shame in this necessary part of a cultural outing. After all, most gift shops carry beautiful and unique objects that are art themselves. Guilt-free shopping awaits. Go ahead and buy Aunt Mabel the handpainted salt and pepper shakers, your best friend the quirky yet chic Bunny Cookie Jar and your niece the pink furry purse. Shop proud. We won’t tell that you also picked up a little something pretty for yourself.
Do You Know The Orchid Man?
His ways are mysterious, yet the results of his creations are always beautiful. He’s an artisan from a time when mastery in a given field was highly valued and from a place where devotion to a single art was considered a virtue. To call Orchid Man eccentric, while perhaps somewhat accurate, does not truly capture the essence of his individuality.