⚑ George Orwell in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War
On a recent return visit to Barcelona I was able to follow in the footprints of George Orwell and see many of the places he brought to life in his…
⚑ The Lincoln Gallery at the Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall
Norm Schumm, a member of the Pittsburgh Photography Club, printed 100 of the known pictures of Abraham Lincoln. He donated them to the Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall (in…
⚑ Kincaid St Community Garden
The Kincaid St Community Garden in the Garfield district of Pittsburgh is a community garden that has been created through the hard work of the visionaries and members of the…
⚑ America’s Stonehenge
In southern New Hampshire there stands a collection of stone megaliths on a hill. In England or Ireland, they would be considered a normal part of the landscape, as there…
⚑ Total Eclipse of the Sun
Three engineers and a compliance manager headed to Ohio to experience totality. Despite over 200 collective years on the planet, this was a first for all of us. We managed…
⚑ Westinghouse Atom Smasher
The Westinghouse Atom Smasher was an enormous Van de Graaf generator used for the first generation of nuclear research. Until 2015, seeing it from the highway as you drove through…