My day in Haiti
In 1976 my grandmother took me on a cruise aboard the M/S Starward of the Norwegian Caribbean Lines. The vessel seems a dinghy…
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Two unpleasant Canadians
In 1987, while living in Chicago, I fell in love with Toronto. The first time I visited, my plan was to spend a…
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Something about snails
I read a minute ago that the French eat 50 million snails a year. Wait. Let me clarify. I read just now in…
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Yes, I vacationed in Paris
Already the snideness has begun. “We get it. You vacationed in Paris.” “Suddenly everybody is French.” Some among us have taken to social media…
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My trip to Sydney
The folks at the International Quality & Productivity Center had a hard time in 2007 finding someone to deliver the International Keynote Address…
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The rappel tower
(Warning: Contains coarse language.) Heights have never bothered me very much. As a child, whenever my family would visit tourist attractions involving high…
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New Year’s Eve
Crowds of people are not my idea of a good time. I like my space and I don’t like noise. Crowds of drunk…
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Roadside discomfort
The worst roadside restroom I ever visited was in northwest Indiana. It was 1989 and a friend and I were on a late-night…
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Regarding melted cheese
When asked what my last meal would be if I knew I would die soon, I generally name lamb, raspberries and pears. The…
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