“Even castles made from sand fall to the ocean” – Jimi Hendrix We are nearing summer at home and to a fair weather fan like me, the seashore feels all new and yet familiar. That made me think of other…
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Nuremberg Reflections
As part of a walking tour, I went to the former Nazi rallying grounds in Nuremberg. They were big and gray, and without any colorful banners or loud crowds. It was a quiet place. The guide told how people were required…
Posted in World Glimpses
Mount Kinabalu
Sabah is the northern most municipality on the Island of Borneo. There lies a tall mountain, Mount Kinabalu. Its summit is 13,432 feet high. Traditionally, it was called “Aki Nabalu” or Home of the Spirits of the Dead. (Sabah is a Malaysian state…
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Bread and Roses
“The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too.”—Rose Schneiderman Remembering May Day. May 1st is today. It was my father who was a staunch supporter of labor but it was my mother who would always have a shrine…
Posted in Found in the USA
Austin, Texas
Remember the song about Joe Austin who walked from New York to Boston? I was thinking of his walk when I arrived by train from San Antonio to Austin. On my train ride, I had observed, for the very first time,…
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