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Like Night and Day – Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, ME

 

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A visit to the National Navy UDT – Seal Museum

by David Kaplan While in Florida these past few weeks, my wife and I, at the suggestion of a friend, visited The National Navy UDT – Seal Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida. UDT, stands for Underwater Demolition Team. If you’ve … Continue reading

Posted in April 2014, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Reminiscences of STS-1

by David Kaplan Employed at CBS Television for 40 years put me a somewhat privileged position of occasionally being an eyewitness to history. Whether it was working at a national political convention or an inauguration, the Special Events Unit, which … Continue reading

Posted in January 2014 | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Poet’s Corner

Submitted by David Kaplan                                                             CANIS MAJOR                                                             The great Overdog,                                                             That heavenly beast                                                             With a star in one eye,                                                             Gives a leap in the east.                                                             He dances upright                                                             All the way to the west,                                                             And never once drops                                                             On his forefeet … Continue reading

Posted in January 2012, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

An Excerpt from Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology

by David J. Kaplan Writers, as we all know, cannot wait for inspiration and must rely upon the hard reality of persistence. However, occasionally there comes a time when the muse gives rise to a period of unexpected productivity. A … Continue reading

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When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer

Obviously, we generally don’t have a Poet’s Corner in the Sidereal Times.  However, when I came across a fellow New Jerseyan’s 19th century poem, it gave me pause, and we should not take offense. The purity of thought, as to … Continue reading

Posted in June 2011, Sidereal Times | Tagged , | Leave a comment