Category: Blogs and Blessays

If you’re traveling between France and Italy you may find your croissant tastes a bit better in France and your cappuccino superior in Rome. Yet I read an alternative reality to the birth of the croissant recently. The exact origins of the croissant are somewhat disputed, but it’s widely believed that it was created in…

The day after Muv died my father asked me to make the calls. The most prescient conversation was with a cousin, who grew up with my mother. She said, “you will assimilate her, Bailey” I had no idea what she meant; until I did. We thank them for the love, and the lessons…. they never…

Hadn’t made sushi since Seattle. Here on Lake Garda, our Italian friends enjoyed the rolls and sashimi, the meal turned out well – thanks to a sushi chef providing fresh tuna and salmon. And, my sushi rice rose like a souffle…..all you have to do is study those youtube vids with insect like determination. The…

I’ve never been to Iran but everyone I know who has – loves it. The world may be an ocean of current, above, filled with bad actors, but beneath, there is change happening and it is fascinating. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is always worth a listen.

photo from 2009

Cruisin through Italy on my moto – it’s a sin to have such fun.

Amazing to think the US spends almost a trillion a year on military and still, they have to go around begging other countries for ammo. What a grift. After Smedley Butler retired from the Corps, he began speaking out against the military-industrial complex. Anytime’s a good time to remind of the remarkable life of Smedley.…