From the Shores of Introspect and Retrospect

"Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential. We want to empower our pe...

Our most sincere and delighted congratulations to Liu Xiaobo for winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year! Our most sincere and heartsick s...

Maybe it's luck.  Maybe it's charm, grace, or an Egyptian blessing from the boy king himself. Tonight will find me photographing...

I really wish I was kidding about this one. Let's go back to September 10th, 1945 in the very small rural town of Fruita, Colorado.  Ll...

It is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a day that I look forward to every year as 'The Day of Dreams'. Every year I write a message tha...

"In nature there's no blemish but the mind; None can be called deformed but the unkind." ~Shakespeare, Twelfth Night This als...

Thank You, Veterans

Congratulations Vanilla ! She won the latest point in the Wandering game! Excellent work! We were indeed visiting the Skeleton Coast of Nam...

We are wandering off again! Congratulations to Lee of Dancing Crow , who won the last point! Great job! That was a tough one. The scores now...

Welcome Lee of Dancing Crow (go check out the photos; they are fantastic!), and well done on winning the latest point! Keep trying and give ...

Congratulations to Heart in SF ! She won the latest point in the Wandering Game! The score is now as follows: Michelle at Bleeding Espresso ...

The Wandering Game continues... positions have shifted a bit; Michelle at Bleeding Espresso has four points, Rel at Under The Microscope h...

Viaggiatore and I have wandered away to one of our most favorite places on the globe. We'll be in this area for a few stops. The Wander...

My goodness! What a journey, and we've barely begun it! If you haven't started playing this game, GET GOING & START! There's...

The game is afoot! Michelle of Bleeding Espresso has 2 points, Heart in SF has 1 and Rel from Under the Microscope also has 1! Very exciting...

The game is on! Michelle of Bleeding Espresso is currently in the lead with 2 points to her credit, and Heart in SF is right behind her with...

Wandering the world is getting exciting! The game continues... The next destination will be up a little later today! Come back, read the cl...

The sojourn continues, as Viaggiatore and I leave the Holy Cave of Amarnath and head off to our next destination. So far, the game is tied; ...

The game continues! Viaggiatore and I have left Canada and are now headed off to India! Use the clues to find out where we have gone, and ea...

It is Viaggiatore's 2nd birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIAGGIATORE!! My goodness, has it been two years already? My how time flies. Two years...