The American apology: “Sorry for trying to be perfect”
Every culture has a way of offering a public apology while keeping their fingers crossed. The American way, the Hewlett-Packard example...
Poetry: If I could live here
By H. T. Wald
When will you come
visit me in hills
where Paleolithic hands painted
where Cathars became Perfect
where men still speak of the earth
War Stories: Dawn in the Normandy Landing Zone
I was worken by the rain at 6:30 a.m.. Except that it wasn't the raind; it was water drizzling into the room from the ceiling. In a moment of verteran-like panic I had a flashback to one year ago when...
Poetry: 3 Poems by Andrea Bates
Three poems by Andrea Bates: The Gates of Enfer, Roule d'aubergine au chevre, Madame's Cafe of the Gourmet Hand. The poet's first chapbook was Origami Heart.
The Smoking Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is fully spelled out in the Concorde station, sets forth fundamental rights in France (and beyond), including it's little-known article prohibiting smoking.
A Francophile East Coast U.S. Road Trip (3): Croissants in Carolina
Crossing into North Carolina and discovering the South's best croissant at La Farm Bakery in Cary, NC.
Where the Seine Flows, and Our Love: The Mirabeau Bridge
You don't have to cross the Pont Mirabeau, the Mirabeau Bridge, to know the famous poem of the same name by Guillaume Apollinaire.
VNP: The Iron Lady’s sophisticated lacework
Va-nu-pieds: the sophisticated lacework of the most visited lady in Paris… and my foot. La dentelle sophistiquée de la dame la plus visitée de Paris.... et mon pied.
When’s the best time…
Several times each week someone asks me “When is the best time of year to visit France?”
I usually answer "Whenever you can make it."...