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MAY 10, WEDNESDAY
On Wednesday Susie and I boarded the Amtrak Carolinian #79 at 7:25 a.m. and were on time all the way to Raleigh at 5:22 p.m.. Then we took our car out of municipal parking ($60 for five days) and drove
MAY 10, WEDNESDAY
On Wednesday Susie and I boarded the Amtrak Carolinian #79 at 7:25 a.m. and were on time all the way to Raleigh at 5:22 p.m.. Then we took our car out of municipal parking ($60 for five days) and drove
MAY 9, TUESDAY
GUGGENHEIM: GEGO I had never heard of Gertrud Goldschmidt, or Gego, as she called herself. Her German Jewish family left Stuttgart in 1938 after she had studied engineering and architecture to escape Nazi persecution by fleeing to Venezuela which became
MAY 9, TUESDAY
GUGGENHEIM: GEGO I had never heard of Gertrud Goldschmidt, or Gego, as she called herself. Her German Jewish family left Stuttgart in 1938 after she had studied engineering and architecture to escape Nazi persecution by fleeing to Venezuela which became
MAY 8, MONDAY
DENTAL VISIT AND UNION SQUARE I have two dentists, an Asheville dentist, Dr. Martin, who checks me twice a year when I have my teeth cleaned who fills cavities and makes crowns, and an Indian Delhi dentist, Dr. Kakar, who
MAY 8, MONDAY
DENTAL VISIT AND UNION SQUARE I have two dentists, an Asheville dentist, Dr. Martin, who checks me twice a year when I have my teeth cleaned who fills cavities and makes crowns, and an Indian Delhi dentist, Dr. Kakar, who
MAY 7, SUNDAY
NEW YORK CITY We met my nephew Mike Wimsatt and his partner Kathy at the Grey Dog restaurant near our hotel in Chelsea. It was a colorful, cheerful restaurant where we had a marvelous breakfast. Kathy was celebrating her 42nd
MAY 7, SUNDAY
NEW YORK CITY We met my nephew Mike Wimsatt and his partner Kathy at the Grey Dog restaurant near our hotel in Chelsea. It was a colorful, cheerful restaurant where we had a marvelous breakfast. Kathy was celebrating her 42nd
MAY 6, SATURDAY
AMTRAK TO NEW YORK Susie and I parked my car in the Wake County Parking Deck and were ready to board the train at 9, but Train 92, Silver Star, from Miami to New York was an hour and a
MAY 6, SATURDAY
AMTRAK TO NEW YORK Susie and I parked my car in the Wake County Parking Deck and were ready to board the train at 9, but Train 92, Silver Star, from Miami to New York was an hour and a
MAY 5, FRIDAY
GRADUATION DAY After a good breakfast we went to nearby Reynold’s Coliseum where we watched the graduation of those getting a degree in Biological Sciences. There were thousands of NC State students graduating so the all graduation ceremonies were broken
MAY 5, FRIDAY
GRADUATION DAY After a good breakfast we went to nearby Reynold’s Coliseum where we watched the graduation of those getting a degree in Biological Sciences. There were thousands of NC State students graduating so the all graduation ceremonies were broken
MAY 4, THURSDAY
CELEBRATING CAROLINE Todd, Susie and I left for Raleigh at lunchtime in order to join the celebration of my granddaughter Caroline’s graduation from NC State Department of Biology with a degree in Human Biology, the premed program. For the next
MAY 4, THURSDAY
CELEBRATING CAROLINE Todd, Susie and I left for Raleigh at lunchtime in order to join the celebration of my granddaughter Caroline’s graduation from NC State Department of Biology with a degree in Human Biology, the premed program. For the next
MAY 3, WEDNESDAY
URBAN LIFE (written on the train May 10) When you travel you are disclocated from your normal conventions and this makes you see the conventional ways you live in in a new way. This happened to me in Varanasi and
MAY 3, WEDNESDAY
URBAN LIFE (written on the train May 10) When you travel you are disclocated from your normal conventions and this makes you see the conventional ways you live in in a new way. This happened to me in Varanasi and
MAY 2, TUESDAY
RALEIGH & NEW YORK CITY And suddenly I am off again for a week of travel and the anticipation lifts my spirits. Tomorrow I drive to Raleigh for Caroline’s graduation from the pre-med program at NC State. A card with
MAY 2, TUESDAY
RALEIGH & NEW YORK CITY And suddenly I am off again for a week of travel and the anticipation lifts my spirits. Tomorrow I drive to Raleigh for Caroline’s graduation from the pre-med program at NC State. A card with
MAY 1, MONDAY
LIZA BURKE Liza Burke died this weekend at the age of 21. My son called me to tell me, but the shock of her death really hit me when I was looking at Apple News and there was an ABC
MAY 1, MONDAY
LIZA BURKE Liza Burke died this weekend at the age of 21. My son called me to tell me, but the shock of her death really hit me when I was looking at Apple News and there was an ABC
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