This made my day. It is nice to reconnect with people from a bygone era and to see how their lives evolved. There is also something...

Nancy Pelosi has led a delegation to Ukraine. That is good. The delegation is all Democrats. I do not know if any Republicans were...

I had most of my post completed when I encountered a technical glitch and lost everything. ————————— Macron won in France, which is good....

Here we are at Trattoria Naomi, acknowledged by most to be the best restaurant in Ferrara. When we were in Ferrara with Stefano and Luca...

Yesterday, I did very little except go to the big Esselunga with Barbara and Gianni to get a lot of things for the house and for Passover...

Read a headline that said “Biden believes Trump should be prosecuted for January 6 riot”. I would certainly hope that is what Biden and...

I understand that liberals and conservatives interpret our Constitution differently. Still. I would be broke if you allowed me to bet...

Getting settled in Florence. Takes several days. Apartment in good shape but in the middle of our living room are six cases of sparking...

I want to say one more thing about The Florida Bar race for President-Elect and my support of F. Scott Werthheimer. Jack Harkness is a...

Herschel Walker, running for the United States Senate, has questioned evolution. Another Republican genius from Georgia. —————————- Not...

Tuesday February 5, 2019: PORT 1: NAWWILWILI, KAUAI (HAWAII) We had a great day on what was only our second Oceania excursion. Perhaps,...

Wednesday, Thursday March 27:-28 PORT 12: OKINAWA (NAHA) JAPAN Instead of taking any kind of organized tour, we, together with Paul and...

TUESDAY MARCH 26, 2019 PORT 11: Kumika Shimzo, Photographer (Upsplash) Our first of seven ports in Japan spanning ten days. Japanese...

MONDAY MARCH 25:, 2019 PORT 10: TAIPEI (KEELUNG), TAIVWAN This is our second time in Taipei. We docked in Keelung which is about a 40...

Saturday, Sunday March 23-24: A sea day on our way to Taiwan. BGM attended two lectures, yoga class, a happy hour to listen to the piano...

Thursday May 22:, 2019 We were supposed to be disembarking at Boracay Island, Philippines, but we did not because the tides were too high...

Monday, Tuesday March 18-19, 2019 The first of two sea days on our way to three ports in the Philippines. Oceania had a nice cocktail...

Saturday, Sunday March 16 -17, 2019: PORT 6: BALI, INDONESIA There is really no way to adequately describe the approximately 28 hours we...

Friday March 15: PORT 5: KOMODO, INDONESIA This is a very small island which around 2000 inhabitants. It is known for its dragons. One...

WEDNESDAY MARCH 13: PORT 4; DARWIN, AUSTRALIA Our first port on the entire cruise that was not good, very good, or some degree of great....

Sunday March 3, Monday March 4, 2019: PORT 1: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. Each evening of the cruise, passengers receive “CURRENTS” setting forth...

Saturday, March 2, 2019 Saturday March 2. Spent a lot of time talking to people beginning at breakfast but throughout the day as BGM...