Remembering Niko

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2013 …”There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you”…   —————————————Maya Angelou   A quote passed on to us by Dorothea Guild as she introduced the exhibit of Nicholas Michael Marinos’s art.   Marinos was Dorothea’s family priest, long-term friend and soul-mate from years past.  He was…

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Republicanism BC and AD – oops, AT*

*BC = Boehner Cruz;  AT = After Tea Party copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. The singing reported in the Tea Party’s caucus reminded me of the Titanic – remember? As they went down, those who could not or did not leave the ship went down singing Amazing Grace.  Isn’t that what happened last night?  It…

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Going to the Toilet

copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. What a horrible title for a blog!  We have postponed writing this blog for a couple weeks, but it has been such a great find and the topic of several breakfasts so with fear and trepidation – here goes!!!!!! We discovered – would you believe across the breakfast table –…

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Giordano Bruno – A Talk by Alan Powers

  Alan explores the life, writings and legacies of Giordano Bruno.  Powers has an addendum to his book on early efforts to map the moon.  He calls Bruno “The Man Galileo Plagiarized and having written 26 books Bruno lost a University post to a man who had written a small pamphlet – you have to…

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WOW! What an article!

Thanks for your article on the Government shutdown. I am a Democrat who is constantly mystified by the workings of this political campaign business. As a regular traveller to Cambridge, I stay fairly often in your home.  It is quite the place for good conversation.  What I appreciate about this article is that I haven’t…

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A Stock Market Conversation – about PRHB

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2013 Every once in a while we have  conversation about the stock market – stocks people are buying – all the things of interest to those who invest, trade, gamble  stocks listed in the New York Stock Exchange, but sometimes we even have conversations about foreign exchanges and stocks traded around…

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Bed & Breakfast: Lessons in Etiquette

copyright2013 Bettina Network, inc. LESSON ONE: Etiquette – “the forms required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life.” syn. Decorum. This etiquette monologue is for host families in the Bettina Network as well as guests. We will tell our stories through true anecdotes, but don’t worry, we…

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The March on Washington

copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. This coming week we will remember one of the highlights of the Civil Rights Movement which changed so much in this country.  It is such an emotional time that I have barely started to write this and the grief, tears and overwhelming feelings take over. I was very young during…

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Bettina Network is Expanding

and we need your help. We are looking across the United States for                    Artists            –  Curators,           – Art Historians,                  –Musicians,            –Interesting Venues   …

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