I have no idea where I am as I write this. Or maybe it would be more accurate to say I have no idea where I am supposed to be. I’m at home in Germany, but I don’t think there is any record of my being here. I’m a little confused. Bear with me and […]
Is it a large insect, or a small lizard? I haven’t a clue. In my youth I should have paid more attention in science class. Then I would be able to classify this creature I crossed paths with on Monday. Perhaps I could have figured it out if I had examined it more closely, but […]
My friend Paul Wilkinson blogs daily at Thinking Out Loud and is one of the people who encouraged me years ago to launch in this space. We are of a similar age and have many similar interests. From what I read in this guest post he offered me, his mind is getting a little fuzzy with […]
It is just a hunk of rock, not what I was expecting. But what an historical piece of rock. I had expected to see ruined buildings, but it turns out there never were any on Mars Hill. The topography doesn’t allow it – too uneven, I guess. In ancient Athens it was a meeting place, […]
A photo essay for you today. Just when you were expecting me to show you more ruined temples on top of Athens most famous hill, I turn the camera in the other direction. All I have seen of Athens really is what I could see from the hill. It looks like there are some very […]
There was no way I was going to miss it, even if it did mean, a guided tour, a two-hour bus ride (each way) and losing my only day off in 10 days. After all, I might never be in Athens again. I’ve never been a fan of guided tours. There is a trade-off involved […]
Somehow I missed this event last year. And when I saw the poster on a light post earlier this week I was flabbergasted. I know this is a big wine producing area. And I know that the specialty wine exclusive to this part of Germany is a white wine called Gutedel. So it makes sense […]
It hadn’t struck me before, though I know I’ve read it dozens of times, at least. What a great idea for efficient government! I wonder if we could do it today? I was doing some Bible reading the other day, and came across these words in the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy: When he takes […]
First time I saw a railing full of lovers’ padlocks was in Italy, as we walked between two villages of the Cinque Terre region a decade ago. I gather the practice has become more popular; these days it seems there are locks everywhere. Which presents a problem for municipal authorities. Love is great, but not […]
When you live in a wine growing region, it seems there are grape vines pretty much wherever you go. There’s a hill in Seepark in downtown Freiburg where someone, I presume the municipality, has planted some vines. I doubt the harvest is sufficient for producing much, but then again, I have seen grapes planted on […]
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