Saturday, November 26, 2016

A city with culture

In 2016, Cleveland has been in the spotlight for great sports teams and for the Republican National Convention.  It has been a fun year and I believe the city has a lot to be proud of in 2016!

Our Cleveland Cavaliers have ended our drought of 52 years without a professional sports team championship in our city.  The previous title was held by the 1964 Cleveland Browns.  Then our Fall Surprise was the appearance of our very own Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series.  We came within one swing of the bat of winning it all.

But there has been much more to love about Cleveland for many decades including our cultural offerings.  Two that come to mind immediately are our renowned Cleveland Orchestra and our fabulous Art Museum.    Our Orchestra is recognized as one of the finest in the world.


For more information and to purchase tickets to one of their performances, simply visit their website .  In addition to a wonderful Christmas and holiday schedule, their 2016-17 season will include works by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, and Mahler.  If you are into classical music, plan to take in one of their concerts in the beautiful Severance Hall pictured above.

Right across the street, literally, is our Cleveland Museum of Art.  After extensive renovations and expansions, our Art Museum is bigger and better than ever.  You will find amazing works of art from famous painters and sculptors as well as artifacts from around the world from past centuries.  Treat yourself to our free-admission Museum of Art.



Cleveland is truly a city of culture and I am proud to call it my hometown!


Thursday, November 24, 2016

Trying to make a comeback

I have been away from this blog for a very long time.  The reason is that I thought I was just too busy.  Being busy is relative.  I started this blog several years about so that I can write out my thoughts and observations and share them with others.  Then it got away from me.

Actually my last post was almost one year ago and I was kind of surprised to learn that just now.  The title of this post is "Trying to make a comeback" because that is what I am trying to do with this blog.  Find the time to share thoughts and observations.

The inspiration comes from my buddy Rick who writes a blog post every Sunday titled Hanging With Rich where he does exactly what I was trying to do before I became supposedly too busy one year ago.  I don't know if anyone reads this blog but I know that I benefit from writing it because it helps me to understand what I think and observe.

Today is Thanksgiving Day 2016 and we all have a lot to be thankful for today!  I will leave it up to  you to decide what you are thankful for but I am sure that you have a lot!  Have a fantastic day, enjoy your time off and your families, and enjoy the season!  God Bless!