Random Past Posts
Chester and the Unbearable Burden My nephew Tyler’s first semi-professional big-city play opened this weekend in Chicago, so my sister, my mom and I made the trip to clap, laugh and hug. The play was a spoof of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. More...
Roman Holiday I was at a one-week photography workshop in Rome last week. Somehow, strangely, this caused me to spend less time taking pictures than I normally would. And certainly I had less time to write goofy stories, so with More...
Warmly Welcome on the Chindwin River, Myanmar (Burma) #5 of series of posts from Burma that started here. Check the list of Recent Posts in the right margin.--> Every stop on the Chindwin had its own unique charm -- especially the aptly-named village of Warmly Welcome. Late More...
Guatemala: Sleeping in the Jungle? Technically, I did sleep in the jungle. Admittedly, I was in a couple of pretty nice 'bungalow' hotels. The Tikal Inn (above) was a fun, convenient place to stay and to start other excursions – it’s literally inside Tikal National More...
A Small Slice of Pisa I spent one hour and forty-five minutes in Pisa. I know this because that’s how much time I could buy on the parking meter with the Euro coins I had in my pocket. I was unwilling to be the More...