Monthly Archives: August 2023

AUGUST 17, THURSDAY

STEAK I heard that because of the vast pampas of Argentina with its herds of cattle that steak would be terrific in Montevideo, that it was served everywhere and that it was cheap and delicious. So I was looking forward

AUGUST 17, THURSDAY

STEAK I heard that because of the vast pampas of Argentina with its herds of cattle that steak would be terrific in Montevideo, that it was served everywhere and that it was cheap and delicious. So I was looking forward

AUGUST 15, TUESDAY

UNBELIEVABLE I wake up thinking of genes and the body. Last night I realized that I have often been amazed that a machine in the lab at The Family Health Center could measure about 40 different chemicals in my blood,

AUGUST 15, TUESDAY

UNBELIEVABLE I wake up thinking of genes and the body. Last night I realized that I have often been amazed that a machine in the lab at The Family Health Center could measure about 40 different chemicals in my blood,

AUGUST 14, MONDAY

MONTEVIDEO STREET Some more random street photographs.

AUGUST 14, MONDAY

MONTEVIDEO STREET Some more random street photographs.

AUGUST 13, SUNDAY

CELLS AGAIN I started reading The Song Of The Cell by Bharati Mukherjee while still in Asheville and have continued to read it after arriving here in Montevideo. But my reason for reading shifted after I got here. On my

AUGUST 13, SUNDAY

CELLS AGAIN I started reading The Song Of The Cell by Bharati Mukherjee while still in Asheville and have continued to read it after arriving here in Montevideo. But my reason for reading shifted after I got here. On my

AUGUST 12, SATURDAY

MORE STREET SHOTS These photographs were taken on my birthday. I went out in the mid afternoon to eat a birthday meal that was a gift from Susie at Estrecho, an upscale restaurant just down the street. It was a

AUGUST 12, SATURDAY

MORE STREET SHOTS These photographs were taken on my birthday. I went out in the mid afternoon to eat a birthday meal that was a gift from Susie at Estrecho, an upscale restaurant just down the street. It was a

AUGUST 11, FRIDAY

MY PORTABLE RECLINER Today is my 86th birthday, which is not a big deal since I have thought of myself as being 86 for the last six months. It is also Kathe‘s and my 60th wedding anniversary, which would have

AUGUST 11, FRIDAY

MY PORTABLE RECLINER Today is my 86th birthday, which is not a big deal since I have thought of myself as being 86 for the last six months. It is also Kathe‘s and my 60th wedding anniversary, which would have

AUGUST 9, WEDNESDAY

IN THE AIR I still marvel that I can be in Asheville at 4:40 p.m., then in Miami at 6:30 as I walked what seemed like miles in the airport to get my plastic water bottle filled (which I didn‘t

AUGUST 9, WEDNESDAY

IN THE AIR I still marvel that I can be in Asheville at 4:40 p.m., then in Miami at 6:30 as I walked what seemed like miles in the airport to get my plastic water bottle filled (which I didn‘t