So far this winter I’ve been sick about 520 times. I’ve even managed to get a stomach flu on top of the sinus infection and strep throat that I already had. My doctor says I need to sleep more. She’s … Continue reading
I’ve been slow to process all the information in my new home city–Amsterdam. Sure there are tons of things to write about, but I’ve had trouble getting my thoughts organized into a coherent two-minute blog post. I decided it was … Continue reading
There is nothing new or off the beaten track about Monty’s. It is a quintessential Miami Beach landmark. And that’s the beauty of it. It was here 15 years ago, when I moved to Miami, and it’ll surely be here … Continue reading
“Somehow you’ll escape all that waiting and staying. You’ll find the bright places where the Boom Bands are playing” –Dr. Seuss, from Oh, the Places You’ll Go. It’s official. My old life is dead. It suffered from the long-term fatal … Continue reading
At some point, my family and I are most probably moving to the Netherlands. We just don’t know when, or how much it will cost. And the price of tulips have surely gone up since the last time I visited. … Continue reading
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During my sabbatical, I have been moonlighting as a public relations and event organizer for a tiny project. Tiny, it seemed, from the outside. Halfway through, the project developed a story line comparable only to the fantastic stories of Tolkien … Continue reading
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Ever since the name Barolo crossed my lips, I’ve wanted to love the full-bodied wines from this tiny region in Italy. I figured, if I really wanted to be a wine snob, I needed to have at least a few … Continue reading
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Names have the power to evoke thousands of sensations and sentiments in a split second. Hortensia seems like a character in Winnie the Pooh, until you realize how beautifully the flower accents an archway in a quiet Italian mountain town. … Continue reading
