Random Past Posts
Cuba (Part 7) Education and “Patriotism” No. 7 in a series that started here. Basic education in Cuba is pretty good (at least by developing-world standards). The school buildings aren’t great, but since labor is cheap and other opportunities are limited, there are plenty of teachers. More...
Cuba (Part 3) Classic Cars Number 3 in a series. Many more to come. Among the quirky ramifications of the Cuban Revolution and the fifty-year trade embargo by the U.S. is the fact that about the only American cars you’ll see in Cuba 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...
Laughlin, NV with Ricochet I got to fly out to Laughlin, NV to spend a week with Ricochet, the country band (of "Her Daddy's Money" fame) led by two of my Vian, OK childhood buddies, Greg Cook and Heath Wright. Laughlin is a More...
Iran: Persepolis and the Persian Empire When Alexander the Great conquered Persia and ransacked the palaces of Persepolis in 330BC, it took 20,000 camels and mules to haul off all the looted treasure. His armies then set fires that left the place in ruins More...