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JUNE 7, TUESDAY

FLOATING AROUND AMERICA It seemed so simple three months ago. Amtrak offered a discount on their 30 day, 10 segment, ticket, down from $500 to $400. So I bought the ticket before going to Paris. The ticket was only good

JUNE 7, TUESDAY

FLOATING AROUND AMERICA It seemed so simple three months ago. Amtrak offered a discount on their 30 day, 10 segment, ticket, down from $500 to $400. So I bought the ticket before going to Paris. The ticket was only good

JUNE 6, MONDAY

INDIAN HOLI AND MARSHALL MERMAIDS Half way around the world in India on a spring full moon day, in this case at Varanasi at Assi Ghat, March 12, 2012, people are having the same wild time celebrating Holi that the

JUNE 6, MONDAY

INDIAN HOLI AND MARSHALL MERMAIDS Half way around the world in India on a spring full moon day, in this case at Varanasi at Assi Ghat, March 12, 2012, people are having the same wild time celebrating Holi that the

JUNE 3, FRIDAY (REALLY SUNDAY)

MARSHALL MERMAID PARADE The annual Mermaids and Pirates celebration in Marshall, NC, just up the French Broad River from Asheville, is a chance for the whole town to let go and celebrate. And this year, it was simply named the

JUNE 3, FRIDAY (REALLY SUNDAY)

MARSHALL MERMAID PARADE The annual Mermaids and Pirates celebration in Marshall, NC, just up the French Broad River from Asheville, is a chance for the whole town to let go and celebrate. And this year, it was simply named the

JUNE 2, THURSDAY

MY ELECTRIC THROW Last week I ordered an electric throw for my Amtrak trip circling the country. I‘ve read that there is an electrical outlet for every seat but that they are placed next to the window seat and that

JUNE 2, THURSDAY

MY ELECTRIC THROW Last week I ordered an electric throw for my Amtrak trip circling the country. I‘ve read that there is an electrical outlet for every seat but that they are placed next to the window seat and that

JUNE 1, WEDNESDAY

MY AGING BODY Yesterday I visited my family doctor, Alan Baumgarten. I like visiting with him and talking with him although we can’t talk much in the short time allotted to a wellness visit. He has been watching over Kathe

JUNE 1, WEDNESDAY

MY AGING BODY Yesterday I visited my family doctor, Alan Baumgarten. I like visiting with him and talking with him although we can’t talk much in the short time allotted to a wellness visit. He has been watching over Kathe

MAY 31, TUESDAY

DINOSAURS I have always been fascinated by dinosaurs. It is not so much the shape or size or threatening nature of dinosaurs that fascinates me. It is the fact that the dinosaurs were here for eons and eons and then

MAY 31, TUESDAY

DINOSAURS I have always been fascinated by dinosaurs. It is not so much the shape or size or threatening nature of dinosaurs that fascinates me. It is the fact that the dinosaurs were here for eons and eons and then

MAY 30, MONDAY

FEAR Fear is one of my most intense emotions. Pain is the way my body tells me that something is wrong and protects me. Fear is my way of sensing things that threaten my well being or my identity. I

MAY 30, MONDAY

FEAR Fear is one of my most intense emotions. Pain is the way my body tells me that something is wrong and protects me. Fear is my way of sensing things that threaten my well being or my identity. I

MAY 29, SUNDAY

PEOPLE When we moved her Asheville was a tourist town. But in the last ten years it has become flooded with tourists. Hotel after hotel has sprung up and there are restaurants everywhere. Cars are lined up leading to the

MAY 29, SUNDAY

PEOPLE When we moved her Asheville was a tourist town. But in the last ten years it has become flooded with tourists. Hotel after hotel has sprung up and there are restaurants everywhere. Cars are lined up leading to the