April 2024

  • Life on the Sea-Aboard a Freighter

    Life on the Sea-Aboard a Freighter

    This is an excerpt from my journal traveling from Europe to China aboard a 1,000 foot freighter: I am relieved to say that I have nothing whatsoever to do with running this ship.  My contribution is to sit in awe of this magnificent vessel and the ease with which the expert crew seems to navigate…

  • My Underpants Didn’t Make it to the Nile

    My Underpants Didn’t Make it to the Nile

    This trip to Egypt was extraordinary, and I’ll go again soon.  I could tell you all about each temple and the Goddesses I communed with there, but really, what’s most bizarre is the happenings before and after my trip. My luggage arrived in Cairo two days later than I did and one day after I’d…