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I for one American was very thankful on November 23rd. I had home comforts like heat and clean water and friends and family; I am not an Iraqi trying survive a new day under civil war; I am not a … Continue reading →

Just before WWII, fresh out of college, my father left Portland, Oregon and fulfilled a childhood dream to travel around the world. He spent several months each in Cardenas’ Mexico, Mussolini’s Italy, and Hirohito’s Japan. Over the years he would … Continue reading →

Today I took a detour home from the gym to pick up an organic whole chicken at Wild Oats, seduced by the sale price of about $.10 less per pound into thinking I was taking advantage of a real deal … Continue reading →

One August day in 2001, I stood in a sun-drenched valley of the Alpe di Siusi, gaping at the snow-capped Dolomite rock mountain formations all around me. In the distance rose the imposing Sciliar, which my husband would climb to … Continue reading →

Just in time for Halloween, here’s a sight (reg. required) that really spooks me. Worse than any amusement park house of horrors, than any new sequel to “Saw”, is the sight of an entire nation plunged in darkness. Not the … Continue reading →