Culture wars
For almost 20 years my wife’s work took her to hotels around the world. The hotels weren’t just places to stay, they were the destination. She shopped for hotel rooms in Tokyo and Tempe, in Venice and Venice Beach. She has walked on the Great Wall and sauntered down Snake Alley. One thing we often […]
Just when you thought it was safe…
Jaws, a movie released in 1975, was very popular. The kind of popularity that makes studio executives say to each other, “Let’s do a sequel and make even more money!” Notice that I did not imagine them saying, “Let’s make a sequel that is even better than the original.” Call me a cynic, but that’s […]
A very important question
Children are known for asking questions. Actually, they tend to ask one question over and over again. Why? (I don’t mean why do they ask the same question, I mean the question is “why?”) Why do ants live in the ground? Why can’t we go see a live dinosaur? Why do I have to go […]
