Author Archives: billybaba
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
AUGUST 10, THURSDAY
SARANDI STREET, MONTEVIDEO My airbnb is on the fifth floor of 365 Sarandi Street at the corner of Alzaibar Street about 3 long blocks from the waterfront. It is a pedestrian street with palm trees down the edge of the
AUGUST 10, THURSDAY
SARANDI STREET, MONTEVIDEO My airbnb is on the fifth floor of 365 Sarandi Street at the corner of Alzaibar Street about 3 long blocks from the waterfront. It is a pedestrian street with palm trees down the edge of the
AUGUST 8, TUESDAY
OFF TO MONTEVIDEO Why is it so hard to get off on a trip? In fact, the whole process of leaving on a trip from beginning to end is unsettling. It starts with the willingness to go in the first
AUGUST 8, TUESDAY
OFF TO MONTEVIDEO Why is it so hard to get off on a trip? In fact, the whole process of leaving on a trip from beginning to end is unsettling. It starts with the willingness to go in the first
AUGUST 7, MONDAY
CHARLOTTE PANTHERS SUMMER TRAINING CAMP Yesterday I drove with my son Tom and two of his friends from Melrose Avenue to watch the practice sessions of the Charlotte Panther National Football League team in Spartanburg, about an hour and a
AUGUST 7, MONDAY
CHARLOTTE PANTHERS SUMMER TRAINING CAMP Yesterday I drove with my son Tom and two of his friends from Melrose Avenue to watch the practice sessions of the Charlotte Panther National Football League team in Spartanburg, about an hour and a
AUGUST 6, SUNDAY
WOMEN‘S WORLD CUP AND HISTORY On Sunday morning at 6 a.m. I watched the soccer match between the American women and the Swedish woman. They have played each other in previous tournaments and have always been evenly matched. On Sunday
AUGUST 6, SUNDAY
WOMEN‘S WORLD CUP AND HISTORY On Sunday morning at 6 a.m. I watched the soccer match between the American women and the Swedish woman. They have played each other in previous tournaments and have always been evenly matched. On Sunday
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 