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Travel Advice?

  My teenage nephew was going to South America on some sort of group philanthropic endeavor. The day of his departure, he telephoned me and asked if I had any advice for him. My first rule on advice is to

Posted in Travel Know How

Pittsburgh Paint

Pittsburgh.  The picture in my mind was gray and dismal and dull.  Fortunately, my mind’s picture was way out of focus. The neighborhood around Carnegie University does stay awake after 5pm while the Pittsburgh Penguins host evening hockey games. Unfortunately,

Posted in Found in the USA

Recalling Cologne

Cologne:  So they call it Köln nowadays, but I studied French for so many years that Köln never seemed right to me. Decades ago, I stayed at a place by the Rhine and near the Cathedral, a huge gothic cathedral

Posted in World Glimpses

Ice impressions

I am sitting at home and looking out at a world of ice. It is ice not quite thick enough for ice crampons and I like to walk so I am feeling stuck. My mind is wandering to a weekend

Posted in Found in the USA

News Flash on Safari

News flash from Kenya – daydreaming on safari. “This just in. The search for the party dude has a horrific ending. Zoey Zebra is on the scene with a live report.  Zoey?” “Thanks Bruno.  Mid morning, Sergeant Bray was investigating

Posted in Wildlife