Random Past Posts
New Orleans Mardis Gras 2014: Bon Temps* Riding a float in one of the big New Orleans Mardis Gras parades isn’t like you probably think. Everybody seems to ask me the same question: I’m sure I threw at least 2,000 strings of beads, cups, toys, or More...
Pooram Gajmela: An Indian Elephant Walk There’s a Hindu parable about a group of blind men who encounter an elephant for the first time. They can touch only a small part of the elephant, so they have a tough time imagining what the larger ‘whole’ More...
Hottern Hell Hundred — lived up to its name Another summer means another trip to Wichita Falls for the Hotter'n Hell Hundred-mile bike ride. For the one-millionth consecutive year, Scott and I sported the yellow G&B jerseys, based on the hopeful belief that the lighter yellow color would reflect More...
Grindelwald: Alps Rock! It must be true that the Swiss eat a lot of chocolate. You can go in a tiny food market with only a handful of aisles, and one of those aisles will be wholly dedicated to offering up 100 kinds More...