February 29, 2020
The Truth About My Mother
I’m delighted to share my story “The Truth About My Mother,” published this week in…
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August 21, 2018
Oklahoma — It’s about love.
photo by Jenny Graham/Oregon Shakespeare Festival Lights dim. Overture begins. My vision blurs. I know…
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December 31, 2017
The Year That Was — 2017
Dear Friends, I’m always amazed, envious really, at your ability to capture the best moments…
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June 21, 2017
The Most Disturbing Site in the Grand Tetons and 2 Things You Can Do.
We just returned from Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Hiking. Rafting. Exploring. I was…
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June 14, 2017
The Surprise at the Top of Yellowstone’s Iconic Waterfall
“This is not a hike for climbers without experience at high altitudes,” the ranger warns…
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December 4, 2016
Three pictures from El Paso-Juarez
A week after returning from our Thanksgiving holiday in El Paso, and I continue…
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January 9, 2016
Holiday in Old San Juan
The banners say, “Lomito de los Vientos” (Hill of the Winds), and I wonder if…
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December 5, 2015
Hiking Hueco Tanks, Texas
“Don’t put your hand in the holes. There could be a snake or tiny…
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October 30, 2015
Another Reason to drive to Ashland, Oregon
That’s not snow in the photo. That’s the Rogue River as it races its way…
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October 21, 2015
3 Reasons to drive 7 hours to Ashland, Oregon
Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2015 “When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky…”…
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June 17, 2015
Rolling Along in Cuba
Gary handed me a CUC (Cuban Convertible Peso used by tourists) and motioned to…
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June 3, 2015
Cuban Creativity
The artist who sketched my portrait was so fast that I didn’t know I…
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May 29, 2015
Finding Holiness in Guantanamo, Cuba
As we leave Santiago de Cuba, we see less and less cars. Except for the…
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May 12, 2015
Need a ride?
Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle ran a story about Leap Transit and other new alternatives to…
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May 8, 2015
Santiago de Cuba
We flew from Miami to Santiago de Cuba, the second largest city in Cuba. First…
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May 6, 2015
Harriet and Gary Go To Cuba – Installment 1
Cuba. Sounds like a fun, carefree vacation on a tropical island. Just grab your swimsuit…
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February 11, 2015
Puerto Rican Invitation
Last week, we joined my sister and brother-in-law for a vacation in Puerto Rico. We stayed at a…
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December 30, 2014
On the Border
“So, Jack, is it safe?” I asked my brother. “Yes,”he answered. I detected a bit…
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December 25, 2014
A New Friend
Annunciation House. An unmarked red brick building in El Paso. Families wait here. They are…
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December 21, 2014
Navajo Country
We enter Navajo Country (“the res” we hear Native Americans say). Little about this country…
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December 16, 2014
Grand Canyon
“Get up! Gary, get up! You have to see this!” I was yelling over my…
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September 30, 2014
The Psychic
We went sightseeing at the Baltimore Harbor last weekend. It was a warm Sunday afternoon,…
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September 8, 2014
Winning Ticket
Friends invited us to spend an extended weekend at a resort north of Puerto Vallarta.…
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August 13, 2014
Get away
Gary wanted to get away. As if leaving our home was some rite of passage…
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