DEEP TRAVEL from Dave Fox
Dave has one of the best blogs I know of. He is a travel writer, personal coach, and through the miracle of Skype and FaceTime conducts travel and humor writing classes as well as […]
GOD WAS THEIR PROTECTOR TILL SHE SKIPPED TOWN
“This land was given to us by God, forever.” is a phrase that you often hear while traveling in the Middle East. The irony is that while God may […]
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 […]