Author Archives: Warren Ediger

Clubs are organizations for people who have a common (similar) interest or enjoy similar activities. And they’ve been around (existed) almost since the beginning of human history. There are chess clubs for chess lovers. There are social clubs for people … Continue reading →

Sam Zygmuntovich is a master craftsman, a violin maker. And I’ve been fascinated by him since I first heard about him a few years ago. I’ve always admired craftspersons (the traditional word is craftsmen), also called artisans. They are highly … Continue reading →

I don’t often surf (move from one site to another) the Internet. But I did recently. And it started at the Smithsonian Magazine web site (highly recommended!) when I saw an article titled “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Most Beautiful Work.” The … Continue reading →

“If you ask people today [in the U.S.] what a street is for, they will say cars,” writes Peter Norton, according to a recent Atlantic Cities article. “That’s practically (almost) the opposite of what they would have said 100 years … Continue reading →

For two weekends every April, the town of Indio in the Coachella Valley (a low area of land between hills or mountains) becomes a happening (fashionable, popular) place. More than 75,000 will flock (go in large numbers) to Indio each … Continue reading →

A recent New York Times article brought to mind (made me remember) some early memories, memories of a different kind of war, called price wars. Price wars begin when one business drops (reduces) its price to try to get customers … Continue reading →

According to Kim Tingley, a freelance (self-employed) writer, Danali National Park, in Alaska in the U.S., “should be a haven (safe place) for natural sound.” But apparently it isn’t. The park is made up of “enormous (very large) stretches (areas) … Continue reading →

People who are blind (can’t see) because they see less, often see more. That may sound like a contradiction (both statements can’t be true), but I believe it’s often true. I’d like to illustrate (show) what I mean with a … Continue reading →

“C’mon (come on), it’s time to go. We’re gonna (going to) be late.” “Just a second (wait a short time), I can’t find my keys.” “Just a second” is a common time phrase. It’s also the title of an interesting … Continue reading →

I’m a dog guy. I mean, I like dogs. Always have, probably always will. I got my first dog when I was two or three years old. If you count the dogs our children have had while they were living … Continue reading →