My Writing
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Our Journey Together Part 2: Skip-Bo and the Moonwalk
Strange Acceptance Ivana and I would spend the next few days enjoying being together. We both knew her time was coming to an end, although our degrees of acceptance shifted both separately and day to day. Our moods, mine more so, would change on a dime, especially if testing or results were part of the…
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We Are All Vincent
I am no art critic and have zero knowledge about painting. All I know is that great art makes you feel something special. Walking through the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, you get a sense of who he was. You feel his emotion in his work. You sense his anguish in every brushstroke.
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Our Journey Together Part 1: Tap Tap Tap
The moment I knew my wife was never coming home. It was a Monday. Nice enough for the beginning of March. A few large snowflakes slowly fell but melted as soon as they landed. I pulled up to the Royal Victoria Regional Health Center, put the SUV in park and hurried out. We were not…
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Driving the Nurburgring Nordschliefe: My First Lap
Cheating death to check off the bucket list! I nailed the apex of ‘Klostertal’, and hit the gas. My upgraded rental car accelerated very quickly, flying slightly downhill towards ‘Steilstrecke’, a nasty right-hander with a concrete barrier only 8 or 10 feet from the track. Hugging the the edge of red and white curb, a…
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One Hundred Dollars a Minute
There is no greater thrill than tearing around a racetrack in a rented supercar. November 15, 2023 | Articles, Travel Stories “I lost count so go around another lap.” A pause, as my 25 year-old spotter looked into the distance. “Hit it, you’ve got a clear track.” I didn’t need to be told twice. I…
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Ken Jennings is funnier than you’d think
Experience The ‘Jeopardy!’ Studio Audience October 24, 2023 | Articles, Travel Stories When I travel, I try to mix in some fun activities that are not on the average tourist’s to-do list. During a recent trip to Los Angeles, I sat in the studio audience for the taping of three ‘Jeopardy’ shows. It was more…
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Travel With a Tour Group vs Travel Planning On Your Own
August 29, 2023 | Travel Planning , Travelling Alone Magnificent. The view from the top of Eagle’s Nest, Germany. You can walk quite high up the mountain, and you do feel the difference in the air you breathe. An interesting piece of history but the views are the star attraction here. From as high as…
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The Fish Really Dig Their New ‘Bamboo Lounge’
The Grotto under the stairs is a hub of activity November 21, 2023 | Articles, Memories To be honest, the old place was in shambles. The floor was rotting out so bad that any day the bamboo trees and soil container could break through, and sink to the bottom of the tank. Fortunately, the…
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KEEP YOUR BAR HIGH
Don’t settle: The best advice I know. September 27, 2023 | Articles I was sitting at a restaurant patio, enjoying my usual Sunday fare of eggs benedict and a Spanish coffee, served without the dessert toppings. My eggs were poached perfectly, smothered in silky, house-made hollandaise. Hash browns covered half the plate. Hash browns? A…
