FIRST: Congratulations Chris and Jen! Marriage is fun! SECOND: Happy 24th Birthday, Teddy! Back to the blog... During our initial planning, Saturday had been selected as the perfect time slot for a day trip away from Zurich. Jon and I each had the chance to choose a destination elsewhere in…
She Loves the Languages in Zurich!
On Thursday, Jonathan and I spent the morning in Strasbourg. Our original plan had been to quickly get on the road, but there was something about that lovely city which had sway with us. After breakfast at a patisserie across the street (Michele's) where we ordered coffee and pastries, we…
She Loves the Half-Timbered Buildings in Strasbourg!
Three weeks ago, I'd never heard of Strasbourg, France , but as of tonight, I feel like I've seen every corner of the city! After taking the red-eye from SFO to Frankfurt, arriving this morning, Jon and I picked up our rental car (a little, black Mercedes which isn't quite as…
Comfort
Pressing my cheek to the sleek, hot shoulder blade of my mount, Darty, a beautiful and willing chocolate brown gelding, I dropped the reigns and stretched my arms down to my toes, pointed out from their places in the stirrups. My chest brushed the horn of my saddle as I…
Just because it's witty...
Private Detective Nick Charles is lying in bed after surviving a mugging the night before. Both Nick and his wife, Nora, are reading the morning papers. Nora : Why, Nicky! It says here that the intruder shot you. That's not true. Nick : Hah. I'm a hero. The Tribune says I was…
In Remembrance of Infamy
Seven years ago, two black boxes of souls standing sentinel over New York City were felled by cowards in commandeered planes, and America staggered. Go ahead and scream and holler for an end to this war... Please, run out in the streets and chant and pump your fists in the…
A Runner's Bout With Rest
The muscles in my lower back are clenched, clinging to my spinal column like vines to a trellis, but less lovely and more concerning in their gravitational goals. There are no roses on these vines, viciously climbing the ladder of my ribs. I fear a mutiny. You see, I'd grown…
The Audacity of Informed Voting
Two men are vying for the most powerful political office in the world. On the Left is Barack Obama, the young, African American Junior Senator from Illinois, an articulate orator, a Harvard graduate. On the Right is John McCain, the aged war hero, four-term Arizona senator and former congressman, Naval…