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I could not stop watching the trainwreck that was Dirty Dancing 2017 (though I only watched it in fits and starts while washing the dish...

In case you haven't noticed, I've mostly quit blogging. And I'm only blogging right now because I handed out my business card at...

I took over 2,000 photos during my three-week vacation in Europe this summer--not so many that I hope I didn't miss the experience, a...

I walked by a lot of street music in London and France when I was there this summer, but only took the time to briefly film it three times. ...

The Musee d'Orsay has been one of my favorite museums since I first saw it in 1991, on my first trip to Paris. What's not to li...

1. I am listening to Wild on audiobook in my car. Like the people in those Audible ads, I am immersed in the book. I may appear to be dr...

I took a lot of photos when I was in Italy recently. It's easy to take a good pic there because there is so much beauty. Even the han...

I saw this vending machine in an Italian train station last week. It contains items useful to nearly every stage of life. Surely there...

There comes a time in every blog's life where the blogger has to decide whether to keep it going or to abandon it. Or, in my case,...

Years ago, after attempting other occupations I thought were compatible with a writing life, I decided to become a librarian. That way, I...