Wayne Smith’s 100th
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Steve’s father, Wayne W. Smith, Jr. He was born in Rogers, Texas, just …
The Pentagon
The Pentagon, a History: the Untold Story of the Wartime Race to Build the Pentagon–and to Restore It Sixty Years Later, by Steve …
Patrols Visit DC
Having lived in the Washington DC area from 1968 – 2015, I have prepared this guide for forty 5th-grade safety patrols from …
Piano for Patrols
Crosspointe Elementary School is just four minutes away from our home in Boynton Beach. It’s a Title 1 school, where over 90% of …
African American Museum
Last month, I visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall, a place I had wanted to see …
St. Augustine
St. Augustine is a charming city of about 13,000, just south of Jacksonville. It is the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the …
Morikami Gardens
Though I had visited Morikami Gardens in Delray Beach many times, I had never fully appreciated the concepts behind its design, until I …
Inauguration Days
My life can be measured in four-year chunks–high school, college, graduate school, and Presidential terms. I was 10 months old when Roosevelt …
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Last Friday evening Leslie, David and I attended an hour-long jazz tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Zach Bartholomew’s Trio at the Coral …
Rice 50th Reunion
My 50th Rice Reunion began with a joyous re-uniting of old friends at the lovely home of Patti Lewis Everett, whom I first met …