How Lucky Are We?
Position: 36°49’11″N 28°18’25″E Sometime in my early 50s I grew bored with social media. My kids knew as soon as I opened a Facebook account the platform was done for – at least as far as their generation was concerned. …
In the Buff
Position: 36°49’11″N 28°18’25″E With Carol back from swanning around Europe with friends and family, and my return from the hardscrabble world of consulting in the United States, it is time to grease our elbows and get down to the work …
Nancy Clark Reynolds
Sometimes we are lucky enough to meet people that are so profoundly accomplished we never get to the bottom of their stories. And Nancy Clark Reynolds was so naturally modest that getting her to tell her stories often involved cajoling …
The Only Guide to Turkey You’ll Ever Need
Whether you have always yearned to explore the most European of Asian countries, or the idea of a trip to Istanbul on a whim just entered your head, this guide will tell you everything you need to know for a …
Whirling Dervishes
Position: 37°52’09″N 32°30’58″E Based on my recent survey (p2) 100% of kids growing up in 1960s America were called ‘whirling dervishes’ by their exhausted parents. Given the excellence of international studies in America’s grades K-3 we of course assumed a …
The Emotional Stages of Buying a MacBook
Position: 37°19’55″N 122°00’32″W Here is a summary of the emotions you might feel when you’re buying a new MacBook Pro. It can be a gut-wrenching and financially draining experience. But at the end, there’s an Apple computer waiting to run …
The Assault on Mount Nemrut
Position: 37°58’52″N 38°44’30″E The last time we attempted a visit to the moais of Mount Nemrut, we ended up slipping on ice and backing down the road. It was late enough in the day that walking up wasn’t practical. So, …
A Borderlands Quatrain
Position: 39°33’19″N 44°03’57″E An eye is meant to see things. The soul is here for its own joy. A head has one use: for loving a true love. Legs: to run after. – Rumi There are ghosts out here on …
Photos: Georgia
Position: 41°55’33″N 45°29’08″E Cat pee. That’s what Simcoe hops taste like, cat pee. Their powerful, unmistakable flavour is typically added at the end of fermentation to give an IPA an added ‘oomph’. Sipping the first true craft beers we’d had …