I took lessons between the ages of five and thirteen.

However, I didn't really begin to learn until I began to learn to listen.....to everybody and everything.

                       &n… Read full post »

Atlantic City Weekly 

 Pianist Ron Powell Plays at

Capriccio Sunday Brunch

By Jeff Schwachter, Aug. 5, 2011

Ron Powell at Capriccio: Photo by Craig Billow

Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929. He was the oldest son of the Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King. He was named Michael Luther after his father, but later the Reverend King changed both their names to Martin Luther in… Read full post »

 I offer no editorial comment, no annotation, just the ranking, so you can provide the rationale or the reasons for certain items yourself. You may rearrange the list or make your own......Let the discussion and debate begin: 

1. September 11, 2001

2. The Election of Bar… Read full post »

While domestic violence is not confined by the calendar, October has been recognized nationally as Domestic Violence Awareness Month:

 My Two Cents:

 Bravery and valor on the battlefield are of no consequence if the war being fought has no just and honorable cause or purpose....There are no legitimate goals or objectives in an unjust or invalid conflict being prosecuted by force of arms and the blood of g… Read full post »

UPDATE!!!

My event, 7-Card Stud, was scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20. 

We played the final four tables on Saturday the 24th....I made the second cut and finished 12th over all. (four seats away from the final table.....)

As a result of periods of bad luck at critical times… Read full post »

 In the 15^th and 16^th century, written history underwent a massive campaign of misinformation and deception. With the European slave trade in full swing, Africans were transported to various parts of the world and were stripped of every aspect of their humanity, and in most of western civilizati… Read full post »