Your first question, and I’m assuming you’ll have more than one, is “How did he come up with ridiculous comparison?” It’s a valid question, and it’s an easy answer. As most people realize, getting an undergraduate degree in a specific field means you are concentrating your courses in that one area. For me, it was…
Category: International
Water—Source of Life
Water is known to be the elixir of life for humans, four-legged animals and flying ones, plants, every form of life as we know it on Earth. Most of us take it for granted that water will be there when we want it; we can turn the faucet handle and water flows. That might be…
Portugal-Morocco-Spain: Let the Tour Begin
Monday, October 21 [Click on thumbnail images for full size] Our Globus tour (code ZU 1018) tour has begun, and we are currently in Seville, Spain. The emphasis here is on Flamenco– just as Fado was the emphasis in Lisbon. Yes, we are actually a couple days into the tour, but with the lengthy travel…
My First Viking Cruise
To be a little more specific, it was my first Viking Ocean cruise. We were on a Viking River cruise in April out of Bordeaux, France, that was thoroughly delightful. This ocean cruise was on the Viking Sea, and I was one of the guest speakers on their iconic Viking Homelands cruise from Bergen, Norway,…
Never Knew Jeans Could Feel So Good
I’m not a jeans guy. I don’t think I ever wore a pair before I moved to Idaho at the age of 45. After moving to Idaho (where almost everyone wears jeans), I started wearing them once in a while; never to work, though. But they weren’t comfortable. I think I now know why. I…