Ceremony Number II

By the end of a multicourse meal, featuring piemontesi specialties, I had enough memories to last a lifetime. The morning started out with a long ride from Torino to Frossasco. I had to arrive at the Museum of Immigration before … Continue reading

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Being Vested in a Lifevest

vested: having an unquestionable right to the possession of property or a privilege, says my Encarta Dictionary. Since acquiring an Andrea Doria life jacket from fellow survivor Joe Griffith, I feel only an honor and a privilege, rather than a … Continue reading

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Survival on Flight 1549

Watching 4 survivors of the US Airways flight 1549 on Larry King Live (Feb. 5) heightened my awareness of survival–a topic I know very well. Although I didn’t survive an air calamity, I survived a shipwreck on the Atlantic Ocean. What … Continue reading

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Unpredicted Results

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” –Winston Churchill What better time to reflect upon the strategy and results than at the beginning of a new year? Every author hopes that their never-ending pursuit of success … Continue reading

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Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

  During a Lake Superior gale on November 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank suddenly, without sending any distress signals sank in 530 feet of Canadian waters at the entrance to Whitefish Bay. All 29 hands in the crew perished, presumably by drowning. … Continue reading

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