Once upon a time, I used to live in Paris. There I had the privilege to meet the famous French photographer Robert Doisneau at an exhibit of his work. His most famous photograph, Kiss by the Hotel de Ville, is a good representation of his photography style. I asked him what he saw in a photograph and his answer surprised me. He said: “Je ne vois pas de...
Why do we have a parade for the 4th of July?
July 5th, 2010 Friends; This morning, our youngest, Nicole, asked: “Why do we have a parade for the 4th of July? I mean, I know we want to celebrate independence, but why a parade?” I answered her question with one of my own, a much more personal one: “And what will the Carmel Marching Greyhounds bring to today’s event?” The answer to both...
And So We Begin
In this summer’s ‘The Karate Kid’, a young man named Dre (Jaden Smith) leaves Detroit and all of his friends when his widowed mother’s job takes them to China. Alone in a strange land, he’ll find a coach, a teacher, and a friend in Mr Han (Jackie Chan) who will teach him the power, the discipline, and the skill of kung fu and, will, in the end, show...
Dynamic Marching
Walled Lake Marching Band