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Some think that their stuff does not stink.  I have never forgotten when a friend shared his initial reaction to our ...

I am old enough to remember segregated restaurants and bathrooms in the South.  I was dumbstruck at the time.  My mother’s response ...

Driving through the back lanes of Abu Dhabi’s Mina warehouse area always transports me to Southern California.  The warehouses are old, ...

There are times when one feels as if s/he needs to have the first and final word.  After several days of ...

Ethiopian meals are times when a community gathers and shares.  Respect, etiquette, and manners are dominating themes.  Bonna Annee, an Ethiopian restaurant ...

New York’s blizzard of ’06 brought 30 inches (75 cm) of snow to the City.  I was living in New York’s ...

Pursuing more takes courage.  Courage in the context of pursuit is a combination of belief, trust, and the willingness to ...