Not many people think about me on Fat Tuesday, but on Fat Tuesday I sometimes remember the one and only time that Kathy and I got to experience the Mardi Gras. That was a long, long time ago. I was…
Having told you about Island Time from our recent vacation, I thought I would tell you something about our time on the Island. Our route there was very simple; we don't usually take the freeways anymore. We headed north out…
It seems like everyone speaks of time -- poets, authors, philosophers, comedians, even rock stars. "Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind." -- Nathaniel Hawthorne "Every second is of infinite value." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Whether it’s…
Recently I did something that I had not done in a long time; I put a stamp on an envelope. Since I'm an old fashioned guy, I still like to send out cards for Christmas and Hanukkah and, of course,…
Ever since Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out there, Americans have been making their way to the Pacific Northwest. This corner of the country evokes images of rugged rocky beaches, lush rain-soaked forests, and snow-covered mountains. But the landscape…
July is always a great month, not just because it's the month of my birth, but also because it's the time when Island Fever sweeps the country and happy people everywhere head to that friendly place North of the Tension…
We would be leaving Sicily on an early flight out of Falcone Borsellino Airport, west of Palermo. Since that's located several hours from Santo Stephano di Camastra, we decided to move closer to the airport the day before. We took…
As I've mentioned before, Santo Stefano di Camastra is a relatively small town. And yet, it is one of three Sicilian towns celebrated for their ceramics, the other two being Caltagirone and Sciacca. According to an article in Italy Magazine,…
