Is happy the right word? Yes, I’m one of those geeks who likes to make the distinction between “celebrate” and “commemorate.” So what do you say about Bastille Day, the day the Parisian mob stormed a prison in order to liberate four forgers, two lunatics, and an “aristocratic deviant?” About 100 people died. Officially, in [...]
My dad sent me a CD of the photos he took (and other people took) with his camera. My cousin Mark was kind enough to put it online here.
Okay, does everybody else wish you didn’t hear Paul Harvey’s voice in your head just now?
Anyway, on Saturday the 6th, instead of commemorating the 65th anniversary of D-Day along with Obama and Sarkhozy, we headed to Giverny to celebrate impressionism. The house is moderately interesting (we all thought the kitchen – with its gorgeous antique [...]
Okay, now for the rest of the story, before I forget.
Wednesday was Mont St. Michel day. A couple things I forgot to mention. At first, we got on the French-speaking tour, because we didn’t want to wait 15 minutes for the English tour. Mom was providing running translation for John and Mary. But the guide [...]
As previously stated, I went to France with my parents, my brother, and his wife, from May 29th to June 8th. It was a great trip. Many things to tell.
It started with a little drama, thanks to an overly helpful gate agent at SFO. I get to SLC, and pull out the boarding pass for [...]
How bad is it? So bad that Neko Case won’t have the pleasure of my company tonight at her concert. I’m sure she’ll cope.
I never get sick. Never. I think it was the combination of a travel-weakened immune system and the way my blanket kept slipping off me in our vacation rental. I was pretty [...]
On Friday, I’m going to France for the first time in 15 years. The last time I was there, they were still using francs. I’m going with my family (my parents, my brother and his wife). We’re renting a house in Normandy – just outside of Caen, where I used to live – and visiting [...]
