I WILL SURVIVE
December 2015 - January 2016 I would like to wish you allA MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEARI am looking forward to the year to come, 2016. "I Will Survive," first…
MASTER OF DISGUISE
November 2015 As I sit in my office on a Saturday evening, sending out this issue on the very day of Halloween and deciding on its title, I can only…
Find the Cost of Freedom
October 2015 Stephen Stills wrote the song "Find the Cost of Freedom " , which is the last song of the live album 4 way Street by Crosby, Stills, Nash &…
FEELS LIKE HOME
October 2015 Feels Like Home is the second album by jazz-pop singer-songwriter Norah Jones, released in 2004. I have written many times about feeling at home in a foreign country,…
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT
July-August 2015 I would like to wish all of you a great summer and a very nice vacation. "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" is a song written by Canadian singer/songwriter…
FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITUR
June 2015 In French, "Il est battu par les flots, mais ne sombre pas".In English, "tossed by the waves but does not sink". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluctuat_nec_mergitur-This phrase is the motto of the…
Through the Looking-Glass
May 2015 Through the Looking-Glass is a novel written by Lewis Carroll in 1871. It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.The book starts with Alice sliding behind the…
MISTREATED
April 2015 "Mistreated" is a song by the British rock band Deep Purple taken from their 1974 album Burn. I personally prefer the version done by another British rock band,…
CLOSE TO YOU
April 2015 Close to You is the second album by The Carpenters, released in August 1970. The song named "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a popular song…
LOOKING FOR THE INVISIBLE LINE
February 2015 French custom dictates that New Year’s wishes can be expressed until the end of January, so I have managed it a few hours before the deadline. The New…