Monthly Archives: December 2016

 Björn Johan Andrésen is a Swedish actor and musician idealized as 14-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti’s 1971 film adaptation of the Thomas Mann novella “Death in Venice.” Watch it if only for the fabulous opening scene with Mahler’s 5th playing. In … Continue reading →

Prince, born 2-Nov-2015 (sable and white);  Bear, born 25-Jan 2016 (tri-color)   Who looks like an Ursus americanus aka American Black Bear? Our Bear!   “Used Dog” or Second-Hand Puppy, much cheaper than a brand-new Collie 🙂 We adopted Bear and drove … Continue reading →