I.   INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day

Conversations in the café, the coffee house, or the local diner. A great way to spend any afternoon, often engaged in dialogue, discussion or debate over any range of subjects, as the course of the conversation only constricted by the imagination and intelligence of its conversant compatriots, a deeply human exploration and expression of understanding the world as is and as it can be.

B. Wisdom of the Day

“We need to trim the fat between their brains as much as around their waistline.” Colonel Macgregor on needed military reforms.

C. Cultural Recommendation

The Sandbaggers. Uncloaking the nature of cover operations. Recommended by a board member. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077078/

D. Appearances

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I. INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day 

Venezia. The city of seduction and romance, of masked balls and cinematic backdrops, where quiet back-alley restaurants and boutique shops await for you to uncover and discover, as the magic of this modern-day Atlantis invites at every turn. Arrive at the airport to an awaiting long wooden boat across the water to the city dancing with the sea, and dance amidst the history and beauty of ancient Cathedrals, in handmade shoes from the world’s greatest shoemakers. My favorite city to visit.  

B. Wisdom of the Day

“War does not determine who is right – only who is left.” Bertrand Russell.

C. Cultural Recommendation

Bitter Fruit: history of American interventions in creating the Banana Republics of our southern neighbors. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/102729.Bitter_Fruit?

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I. INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day 

Banksy’s brilliance, the pseudonymous muralist of public walls worldwide,  masterfully expresses the opposition to war, with the simplest of images: a little girl holding a bomb, and demanding NO.

B. Wisdom of the Day

Foreign war is nothing more than "the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.” William Jennings Bryan.

C. Cultural Recommendation

War is a Racket by the legendary General. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201300863-war-is-a-racket

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