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 […]
WHEN DID INAPPROPRIATE SEX BEGIN?
Young or old, we all think about sex. Nubile women in skimpy wardrobes have long been an attraction for men. However, it is the problems that come with this “attraction […]
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 […]