I was in Las Vegas for a few days earlier this week, and returned with several questions and notes… Why do some hotel bathrooms put the towel rack on the wall furthest away from the sink? When I’m finished washing my hands, I don’t want to have to walk across the room. It’s not the […]
While in Chicago this weekend, my wife and I went to Second City to take in its latest show, “Depraved New World.” I’ve been there several times and am always entertained by the fast-paced blackout sketches that make up the 90-minute performance. They don’t all hit the bulls-eye, but the percentages are pretty high. Many […]
Read part one, about our days in Rome, here. Read part two, about our days in Florence, here. I’ve written about some of this highlights of our trip, including amazing food in both Rome and Florence. But every vacation also has its aggravations — these were a few of ours. Near every tourist destination (the […]
Read part one, about our days in Rome at the beginning of this road trip, here. After several days in Italy’s capital, we took a high-speed train to Florence to see some art and an old bridge. And eat a lot more. The statue is Michelangelo’s “David,” which I’ve seen many pictures of, but to […]
My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy with a new perspective on age. Not our age, but the age of things we’ve observed. We’ve been to Philadelphia, Boston, and other colonial cities, and have seen houses that were built 250 years ago. We’ve been to England, where we once had lunch […]
I made my first (and probably last) trip to New Orleans last week. The town never held any appeal for me (despite my admiration for the movie “The Big Easy”), since I don’t drink, and I don’t eat fried food or fish of any kind. That’s like going to Hershey, Pennsylvania, when you don’t like […]