Random Past Posts
Red River Rollover: OU 63, Texas 21 Just a few pocket camera shots here, but I couldn't pass up the chance to gloat a little about my Sooners. The first time I ever saw an OU-Texas football game was in 1983 – as a member of the 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...
Iran: Deserts, Shepherds, and the Power of a Swift Smack to the Shin If you want to see the sights of Iran, you'll spend a lot of time traveling through the desert. But sometimes, the desert itself is the attraction -- both for striking scenery and interesting folks. I spent one night More...
Paris 2012: Endless Louvre It started as a 12th Century fort, and became the royal residence and seat of the French monarchy until Louis XIV moved his throne and his wig collection out to Versailles in the 1680s. Since then, the Louvre has More...