Monthly Archives: May 2022
MAY 20, FRIDAY
WINGING IT ON AMTRAK A year ago I signed up for an Amtrak credit card that gave me 50,000 points if I would charge a certain amount within several months, which I did. I haven‘t used them yet. And then
MAY 20, FRIDAY
WINGING IT ON AMTRAK A year ago I signed up for an Amtrak credit card that gave me 50,000 points if I would charge a certain amount within several months, which I did. I haven‘t used them yet. And then
MAY 19, THURSDAY
TRIBALISM AGAIN After sharing the same double bed with my brother after he joined me at Lili’s Airbnb for a week, he flew to Italy where both he and his wife, Chris, have come down with Covid, feeling uncomfortably sick,
MAY 19, THURSDAY
TRIBALISM AGAIN After sharing the same double bed with my brother after he joined me at Lili’s Airbnb for a week, he flew to Italy where both he and his wife, Chris, have come down with Covid, feeling uncomfortably sick,
MAY 18, WEDNESDAY
CULTURE AS RADICAL IMAGINATION A couple of days I wondered about why stepping outside of your culture into another can be so alive and why stepping back in can seem constricting and flat. When your own culture becomes fundamental, the
MAY 18, WEDNESDAY
CULTURE AS RADICAL IMAGINATION A couple of days I wondered about why stepping outside of your culture into another can be so alive and why stepping back in can seem constricting and flat. When your own culture becomes fundamental, the
MAY 17, TUESDAY
SWANNANOA AGAIN I have been back for five days. As on every trip abroad it has been hard to fit back in. All my life the most intense culture shock has been coming back home. As with every trip I
MAY 17, TUESDAY
SWANNANOA AGAIN I have been back for five days. As on every trip abroad it has been hard to fit back in. All my life the most intense culture shock has been coming back home. As with every trip I
MAY 15, SUNDAY
POD The last three days I have been summing up the things I experienced in my two weeks in London. In the meantime I spent nine hours on Friday flying to Chicago and two hours after a two hour delay,
MAY 15, SUNDAY
POD The last three days I have been summing up the things I experienced in my two weeks in London. In the meantime I spent nine hours on Friday flying to Chicago and two hours after a two hour delay,
MAY 14, SATURDAY
TRAVEL COMPANIONS A third thing I learned in London is the disquieting effect that the tensions of travel can have on travelers. I learned some of this from Lili. When she questioned my attitude toward bathing or felt that my
MAY 14, SATURDAY
TRAVEL COMPANIONS A third thing I learned in London is the disquieting effect that the tensions of travel can have on travelers. I learned some of this from Lili. When she questioned my attitude toward bathing or felt that my
MAY 13, FRIDAY
“GREAT” BRITAIN AND LONDON Anyone who is trying to find Paris in London is going to be disappointed. But in looking for Paris I found many beautiful parks in London and walkways along the Thames and marvelous museums. So I
MAY 13, FRIDAY
“GREAT” BRITAIN AND LONDON Anyone who is trying to find Paris in London is going to be disappointed. But in looking for Paris I found many beautiful parks in London and walkways along the Thames and marvelous museums. So I
MAY 12, THURSDAY
LILI AND ME I don’t know what I expected in my visit to London. In fact, all of my expectations for the trip were upended one after another so in the end when I got to London I was just
MAY 12, THURSDAY
LILI AND ME I don’t know what I expected in my visit to London. In fact, all of my expectations for the trip were upended one after another so in the end when I got to London I was just
MAY 11, WEDNESDAY
THE OLD VIC On Wednesday we had terrific seats at the Old Vic to see a play about the 2024 election called 47, for the 47th president, starring a lookalike Donald Trump with hair piece and gestures and cliches to
MAY 11, WEDNESDAY
THE OLD VIC On Wednesday we had terrific seats at the Old Vic to see a play about the 2024 election called 47, for the 47th president, starring a lookalike Donald Trump with hair piece and gestures and cliches to
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 