A Room with a View
If you search the hashtag “view from my window seat” on Instagram, you’ll find a stream of pictures taken out of airplane windows –...
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- Dec 13, 2019
That’s the Spirit
If you’re not yet feeling in the mood for the holidays, may I suggest wrapping yourself in a strand of tiny twinkle lights and singing...
- Nov 29, 2019
Fear Not, Fly On
I was talking to someone recently who commented that she used to love sitting in the bulkhead seats on airplanes, but she didn’t choose...
- Nov 22, 2019
Last Chance Tourism
I didn’t realize how much panda bears look like people while they (the pandas, I mean) are eating. Walking around his grassy enclosure,...
- Oct 25, 2019
Posers
It’s official: My transformation into a grumpy old man, sitting on the front porch railing against “kids these days”, is complete. It...
- Oct 11, 2019
The Pleasures of the Window Seat
Once I learned, as a novice child flyer, that I wasn’t going to fall out of the window when the plane banked, I realized that a window...
- Aug 30, 2019
The Lady's Progress
Last month, I happily got to spend a couple of days in Paris. Whenever I visit Paris, one of my first stops is Notre Dame. This time was...
- Jul 19, 2019
Panic at the Disco
No matter how far in advance you start preparing, no matter how organized you are, there will always come a moment just before you leave...
- Jul 12, 2019
It’s All in the Timing
The other day, I came across this quote (attributed to Bernard Meltzer), and the truth of it sure does pack a punch: “Hard work is often...
- Jul 5, 2019
Celebrations
Happy 4th of July…on the 5th of July! As I spent most of yesterday the same way I do every other day (but with fewer emails), it reminded...
- Jun 28, 2019
All Things Bright and Beautiful
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then the beholder better keep a sharp eye out, because beauty can pop up in the most unexpected...
- Jun 7, 2019
No Mo' FOMO
A lesson that most of us had drilled into us as youngsters (most likely during our teen years) is that just because everybody else is...
- May 24, 2019
Lost Port-of-Call
Lately I’ve been thinking about Yugoslavia…and missed opportunities. If you’re wondering why this post features a picture of Venice...
- May 10, 2019
It’s Funny Because It’s True
Someone on the writer’s staff at Saturday Night Live must have gone on a group tour recently, because a skit on last week’s show captured...
- May 3, 2019
A Shock to the System
One of things I find most scintillating about traveling in Europe is how quickly you can move from one culture to another. Just a hop,...
- Apr 26, 2019
Saving the Earth on the Metro
Sometimes when I’m riding the Metro it occurs to me how remarkable it is that these metal boxes can move hundreds of people...
- Apr 19, 2019
Our Lady
Watching Notre Dame burn this week was shocking and heartbreaking. After the smoke cleared, it felt like a miracle that so much of the...
- Apr 12, 2019
Signs of Spring
I have a love/hate relationship with spring. I love the blooming flowers, the pale green of new growth, the soft touch of the air, the...
- Mar 8, 2019
Short But Sweet
Apologies for the brevity of this post. I’m preparing to leave for a rather long trip, and I’m afraid my to-do list has gotten the better...
- Mar 1, 2019
One Life
After the poet Mary Oliver died in January, I discovered that one of my favorite quotes was actually the end of one of her poems, which I...
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