Virginia and I normally celebrate her birthday quietly — a nice dinner on our own somewhere in Chicago. But this…
Return to Asia (part 4: Tokyo)
Friday After the sheer hedonism of the previous night’s dinner, we kept our breakfast light, getting coffee from the Pierre…
Return to Asia (part 3: Seoul again)
Wednesday We were heading back to Seoul later in the day, so we didn’t plan much to do. We all…
Return to Asia (part 2: ancestors)
Sunday Virginia and I awoke early. We decided to let her father sleep in, so we quietly got ourselves together…
Return to Asia (part 1: travel days)
Virginia and I recently took our second trip to Asia. As before, our driving motivation was visiting her father, who lives…
A weekend in Vienna
Virginia and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary by doing what we often do: spend a lot of time on…
Aruba!
For the past several years, Virginia and I have made a point of taking winter vacations in warm-weather places —…
Favorite Music of 2016
Favorite albums David Bowie – Blackstar There’s almost nothing I can say that hasn’t been said by every critic this…
Return to Charleston (part 2)
Friday Another day with excellent weather awaited us. Virginia wanted a more full-on breakfast, so we walked up to Henrietta’s…
Return to Charleston (part 1)
After a few months of minimal travel, it was time to gear up for our Thanksgiving trip to Charleston, SC.…