Sarasota artist/inventor David Gittens keeps chasing the dream of world peace
SARASOTA – “I will plant a lot of flowers. I will be kind to others so they will be kind to others too.” One-fifth of Americans were born with no memory of the millennial paranoia that enveloped the globe as the curtains fell on the 20th century. Anxiety over potential glitches in digital calendrical transitions triggered fears of nuclear reactor shutdowns, airliners falling from the sky, and collapsing power grids. And end-times prophecies that historically ramp up at the close of each century fed those survivalist jitters. On the other hand, there was plenty to be optimistic about. ...