When I was young, I used to do a lot of what might best be called adventure travel. I spent two years youth hostelling around Europe, carrying everything I needed in a backpack. These days, I need a bag that size just to carry my meds. A lot of my adventures required camping for weeks […]
Back in the early 1990’s, while I was living in Los Angeles, I joined a Wild West Arts Club. It wasn’t what you think. It had nothing to do with painting or sculpture. This club pertained to the performing arts that were practiced at old-time Wild West shows. One Saturday a month, about 50 of
A few months ago, my daughter and I spent three wonderful weeks touring southern Spain. We returned to her house in California on the 5th of the month, and I would be continuing on to Mexico a few days later. The 5th day of the month carries great significance for me. That is the day
In case you’ve been living in a cave, there was a total eclipse of the sun in Mazatlan, Mexico on April 8, 2024. People said it would be a once in a lifetime opportunity, and at my age, I figured I’d better catch this one. It was only a 7-hour bus ride from Guadalajara. And,
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I happened to be in California for most of February 2024, for doctor’s appointments and family gatherings. The big question being debated on the news at that time was whether or not Taylor Swift would be able to finish her concert in Tokyo, and still make it to the Super Bowl on Feb. 11th to
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There are times I swear buttons will be my undoing. Not the ones on shirts. I’ve pretty well mastered that technology though I still occasionally get them out of alignment and show up at some speaking engagement with what my wife used to call “drunk buttons.” No, the buttons I’m talking about are found on
I’ve never had much of a sense of direction. If I walk into a room and turn around three times, I have trouble finding the door. I attribute this to the fact that I grew up in Chicago. It has relatively flat terrain and all the streets are laid out in a simple north, south,
This year, my daughters flew down to spend Christmas week with me in Mexico. When they arrived, they had all the typical stories about how annoying flying has become these days. Flight cancellations, delays, crying babies, seatback-kicking toddlers, snoring passengers. When they landed there were no gates available. So they had to clamber down the
My older brother, Ted, is quite the outdoorsman. You’ll often find him hiking through the forests and fields, where he is on a first name basis with every species of tree, bush and weed. A few years ago, he decided he’d like to get a dog that loves the outdoors as much as he does.
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Back when I lived in Southern California, I used to spend a lot of time around the boat harbors. One of my favorite pastimes was sitting in a cappuccino shop overlooking the boat launch ramp, watching novices try to put their small boats in the water. Their first problem was figuring out how to make
