THX George My parents sent me to boarding school to learn the value of parental rejection at an early age. The lessons were profound, but one of the fun things we did there was periodically watch recently released movies. This …
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 …
Position: 47°06’33″N 37°56’03″E Almost 11 years ago I drove a Suzuki Swift from the UK to Mongolia with my buddy Tom. In recognition of last week’s horrific events in Ukraine, I’m posting the relevant blogs with the hope they give …
Back in September 2008 I organized a charter around the San Juan Islands crewed by my best mates, Hugh, Tom and Bill. Sadly, Bill passed away last week after a years-long struggle with early onset Parkinson’s. Bill, Tom and I …
Position: 41°12’54″N 13°33’54″E Each Wednesday Gaeta hosts a traditional open-air market, a hangover from the days when staple goods weren’t available locally. Like farmer’s markets in America there is plenty of fresh, seasonal fruit and veggies on hand. Unlike America, …
Over the years our coffee drinking habits have evolved. Back when most of America couldn’t spell Frappuccino, people drank coffee as an antidote to whatever damaging compounds they’d ingested the night before. Those fortunate enough to travel to Europe discovered …
Phil was never happier than when he was solving a problem. Whether that problem was a better method of laying out the instruments for an appendectomy or designing an amnioscope that puts light where the doctor needs it most. His …
“If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” – my Mum Back when I worked for a living, I used to reassure my clients that as bad as things seem, not everything is broken. With that in …
Position: 41°47’50″N 87°35’06″W 1968 was an ugly year in America. Here’s what I remember about it: My grandfather died in January. He and my grandmother had come out to Chicago for Christmas. It was perhaps the most extravagant Christmas I …
