in the late ’70s and early ’80s i studied voice with stewart brady, the voice teacher at the american conservatory theater (a.c.t.) in san francisco. a family friend was an opera singer who provided me with an introduction; i studied with stewart for a little over eight years. i knew that stewart had taught kathryn [...]
there is nothing like a well-written thriller to take one out of the day-to-day. it is unusual to find an author who comes out of the gate fully developed and can sustain their formula all the way through… but desmond bagley is the real deal. i don’t even remember which one of his books i [...]
in the early 1860′s the seth thomas clock company began producing the regulator 2… the clock of choice for banks and railroad stations throughout the country for many decades. it was produced with minor changes until 1950, which makes it the longest produced single model in clock manufacturing history (90 years!). there were just enough [...]