"Just as a fun fact when I lived in NYC in the 1960's and had a shop down the street from Lester Merkin (our address was 137 E. 56th st) Hans Schulman lived in the same apartment complex on the west side of Manhattan called "Lincoln Towers" (located near Lincoln Center). I used to see him from time to time in our neighborhood. The other famous resident of our complex was Henny Youngman, the old time comedian famous for the line "take my wife---PLEASE!"

"One more thing about David B. Fiero: He was a valuable contributor to the Numismatics International Bulletin in the form of excellent articles and book reviews."

"The article about the "Zero Cents No-Tip Kookie Koin" made me think of the attached Dave Berg "Lighter Side" comic strip, which originally appeared in Mad Magazine (issue #119, June 1968)."

"As I cleaned out magazines (looking at each page) this made me smile and dream. How can I add this to my house? I just retired as a Contractor/Craftsperson."

THE EXPLORER'S REFUGE

Architect Travis Price designed this studio for an anthropologist who travels the world collecting artifacts and taking photos for the books he writes. At home, he needed a sanctuary where he could write without distraction and be surrounded by his books, research, and inspirational touchstones. In a sense, the office was to be a structural metaphor for the writer's own mind.