topoc 1: Volunteers at g-w cemetery during an open doors day. link here to a mortality study of civil war veterans buried in green-wood and then go to the 2015 july-august issue, page 32 to read.
topic 6: The beauty that is found in nature. check out any national OR well maintained park. eVEN this LONE japanese cherry tree in my back yard REFLECTS BEAUTY. There is also beauty in math that delights - link to a proof of the Basel problem - first solved by euler in 1735.
topic 10: there does not seem to be anything out of the ordinary in this street scene. However, if you think about what is known in the universe, what is happening here and on earth is not ordinary. a link to a series of speculations is here.
topic 11: downtown NY seen from battle hill brookln 12/13/2020. Washington lost this first battle but escaped under the cover of darkness and morning fog into manhattan to fight again. the revolution could have ended here in August 1776. link gives another view of battle hill.
topic 12: chess, sudoku, and math. a link to The joy of chess and one game with a tactical Finish. more information on Sudoku, math, and axis and allies available if interested.
