Bad Kleinkirchheim: Capodanno in Austria, Quarta Parte / New Year’s Eve in Austria, Part 4
The final day of 2017. We’re in Austria for the festivities. But before I cover this new locale, I would like to reprise a few
The final day of 2017. We’re in Austria for the festivities. But before I cover this new locale, I would like to reprise a few
The kids and I woke up at the very civil hour of 8:30 on Wednesday morning, but Jason had already had his coffee and left.
Thursday morning: “My entire face hurts,” I groaned after I woke up. I then began to whimper.“I do not know how I am going to
Christmas in Italy feels much more low-key. Or maybe we are more relaxed? The run-up to the crown jewel of calendar holidays here is, dare
A easy hallmark of an established culture is its historic external structure – why else would sixteen million tourists flood Florence, in every month and
Who among us does not yearn for a more perfect world? Who does not harbor idealizations of how the world might be, while longing to
Saint James and I have been friends for years. Meet my personal patron saint. Almost 25 years, to be precise. I first met him at
The cold months around Christmas have always signaled that the time has come again to read Russian classics. The crisp air, the holidays, warm rooms
Polls are in, and it’s done. Alabama flipped a senate seat blue, blue, blue. And by 1.5%, not just a handful of votes. This gives
Snap. A frame. Snap. A memory. Snap, snap, snap. Last week I returned to the US for a week of work in Chapel Hill, at