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...
Santa Fe September . . . . I spent last week in (and around) Santa Fe learning photography from Nevada Wier. She's a National Geographic veteran photographer and a true world adventurer who lives in Santa Fe when she's not in places like rural More...
Almost Famous? A few months ago, I told the story of my initial Forest-Gump-like foray into the world of Nashville songwriting. Now there's actually something to listen to! "We" recorded studio "demos" of the three songs. It was great fun, and I More...
Iran: Complicated Relations My time in Iran happened to include the anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy -- the event that started the Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1979. There were anti-American signs all over Tehran. My new Iranian-American friend mentioned that More...
Kings of Bavaria Americans like me probably know Bavaria best as the “B” in BMW. Its biggest single tourist attraction is a legacy from an arguably-crazy nineteenth-century king. The border between Germany and Austria is where the rolling hills and forests of the More...