Author Archives
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Ending my Freddie Mercury Obsession
Freddie Mercury died more than twenty years ago, yet I never heard of him until last month. One night Pat looked up from his computer and mentioned how much he loved Freddie Mercury. Who’s he? The lead singer of Queen…. Read More ›
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“How do you break the attachment to your things?”
First step, the stuff must go… When we are on vacation – or even at home – restaurant conversations have a way of starting. Someone recognizes us as fellow Americans, and we chat: “Where are you from?” “Originally,… Read More ›
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Veni, Vidi, Venchi… In search of La Dolce Vita in Rome
Rome, a city of ancient ruins; narrow, cobblestone alleyways; dozens of shades of crumbling, ocher buildings; giant lavender wisteria in full bloom; hundreds and hundreds of churches. It is a city which you can take by storm or where you… Read More ›
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The Sweet Spot of Life
Tuesday was a Dickensian sort of day; a day which really did possess the best and worst of times simultaneously. We learned an old friend had passed away, a man just a bit older than us who was part of… Read More ›
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In Search of Serbia in Szentendre, Hungary
As the HÉV train rumbles through the increasingly rural countryside north of Budapest, I read about the history of Szentendre, ‘Saint Andrew’. Hungarians climb aboard and then depart again, ladened with the purchases of their Saturday morning errands. Come summer,… Read More ›
The World In Between 