Everyone should have a centenarian in their life. Today, January 4, 2012, Gladys celebrated her 106th birthday. What a...
Happy 106th Birthday, Gladys
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Introspection Articles
#!!@#!! cancer
I've run out of fingers and toes to count on. Damn this cancer stuff! Too many people in and around my life, either...
Celebrating 30 Years
It is with deep gratitude that I look back today on my 30 years in business. I have had, and do have the pleasure of...
11:11 on 11/11/11
A singular minute in our lives. We'll have to wait another hundred years to have such a congruence of numbers in time...
On Haida Gwaii
My return to Haida Gwaii was so complex and deeply personal that any public writing about it will, by choice, only...
Walking Under Blue Skies
How dreamy to stroll under clear blue skies on a warm September afternoon, with neighbors from near and far. We had...
Bike SaFaRis: Safe Family Rides
Ignite an early enthusiasm for being on two wheels. Teach "bike sense" and street smarts to little ones. Gather people...
A Neighborly Salad
Part of what makes this feel like home is having my dear neighbors show up at my door with a fresh harvest of arugula...
Crow in the Stewartia
Journal Entry: June 27, 7:00 a.m. Jet black crow in the Stewartia tree, and other morning birds singing. The Olympic...
Cheap Motel on a Muggy Night
Friday, June 24 Just after midnight last night I checked into a cheap motel along the highway in Atlanta. I had been...
Every Step
What a way to begin and end a journey… Embedded in the platform at the Cadorna station, leading in and out of Milano,...
Stop?
As a cyclist, I must be ALWAYS vigilant! This particular stop sign on the way to the bikes-only path, both amuses and...
A Ticket to Ride
"I think I'll go to Venice for the day…" It's so outlandish to say that, and it's not often that I CAN just go to...
Sauerkraut in Italy
The next time you eat sausage, thick pork chop, sauerkraut, polenta, hot mustard and horseradish, think northeastern...
Enjoy Your Life
What started all this exploration of Italy? A nudging query from a friend. An internet search. And far too many...
Knives vs. Dresses
Milano is a fashion maven's paradise: Prada. Dolce & Gabbana. Armani… etc. But dresses and handbags don't interest...
Mary and the Madonna
It was just starting to spit a little rain as I got off the subway at "Fermata Moscova" and walked toward the...
South Italy Tour
After my first week in Milan, I toured the south of Italy for two weeks, and then have spent the subsequent week...
The Essential
"The essential is invisible to the eyes." Painted graffiti on a wall in Palermo.
Dear People of Alberobello
Finding out about Alberobello, I itched to stay in a trullo for a couple of nights! Through an internet search, I...