BALLET OR BLOOD SPORTS
On Sicily’s north coast stands the 3,000 year old hill town of Taormina. It has a mongrel heritage, occupied by Phoenicians, Normans, Muslims, Romans, and Greeks. Today it is […]
CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS IN A TEAPOT
“When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things. Where is beauty to be found? In great things that, […]
HOW TO SEE HUMOR
Hangdog pessimists, White Supremacists and Evangelicals amaze me with their creativity. No matter how far fetched the situation, they can find confirmation of their self proclaimed identity in all they see. As […]
GREASE HAPPENS
Photo:Unilad My wife, Minako, returned recently from the BMW dealership. Her experience was hygienic, businesslike, and efficient. The “Dealership Visit Experience” was a study in time motion, and focus group […]
BALLERINA
Last night we achieved an accomplishment that was decades in the making. We drove granddaughter Sofia home from her debut performance of the Nutcracker suite ballet. She was stunning in […]
ZEN AND THE ART OF CAR WASHING
You can always tell when Spring arrives in New England. Daffodils pop up, snow banks are hard to find, and car freaks invade the shopping mall parking lots with their weekend car shows. These auto exhibitionists have switched their convertibles into topless mode, throwing open their hoods to expose […]