Random Past Posts
Mandalay, Myanmar: Maha Muni and more The last of a dozen or so posts from a long stay in Burma. The first was here. Only males can approach the golden Maha Muni Buddha in Mandalay. It’s one of just a handful of Buddha statues More...
Great Sand Dunes National Park Quick: Where are the tallest Sand Dunes in North America? Hint: They're not in a desert, or at a beach. The Answer: Southern Colorado -- surrounded on all sides by the Rocky Mountains. Somehow a combination of prevailing winds, More...
Scheisse! Stahlen sie meine Kamera!* You live and learn. For example, just a week or so ago, I didn't even know there WAS a German-speaking region of Italy (just south of the Austrian border). But now I've had the pleasure of explaining (in English) to More...
Bigtime Ragtime with Olivia Reasoner Back from Cuba and seeing something much closer to home and heart. If you're looking for Olivia's more-recent performance, as Dorothy in Oz, click here. I can remember being in a play or two in grade school and high school, More...
Mt. Cook, New Zealand 2013 was my Year of Mountains! I hiked and/or biked them on four continents in Patagonia, Europe, Colorado, and here. Next year? Beach!! Pennies aren't lucky in New Zealand. In fact, so ill-fated is the New Zealand one cent piece that it's More...