Recent Comments
Sharon P. on A MINOR MEMORANDUM TO MY … 34orion on 84th Anniversary of Krist… James George on 84th Anniversary of Krist… Sue on September 11, 2021 Kate on Tomahawk and Crown: Part 2: Ch…
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Salvador, A First Date, Michael Jackson and Brazil’s History of Slavery
Brazil’s history with slavery is shameful. Brazil imported more than 4.8 million Africans as slaves—almost eleven times more than the American colonies and the U.S. during its own shameful past. Even more shocking is that 50% of those who arrived … Continue reading
The Breakfast of Champions
Brazilians do not eat the same breakfasts as Americans. My friend Chatty… Chatty GPT (I know, it’s a strange name, but she is very smart) tells me that a typical American breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, toast, hash browns, and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Brazil’s Heat: Hot Temps, Cold Shoulders for Trump
Making America great again has, in turn, made China great in Brazil—which would only be tolerable if it improved the quality of Chinese restaurants here in Rio. (Don’t ask. It’s awful.) Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anti-maga, bolsonaro, brazil, china, news, politics, trump
Leave a comment
That morning twenty-three years ago began like so many others had for me. I rose early, conducted my morning ablutions, walked the dog and was in a cab heading to my office at the Sporting News before 7AM. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
What DJT Said About The Congressional Medal of Honor is Important and Disqualifying
On Thursday, Donald Trump stated that the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military honor we bestow, is not as prestigious as the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He said that the “Presidential Medal of Freedom is much better” because those … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
The Green Flash
“Perhaps, every once in a while, we have the time and the opportunity to look for the Green Flash. What a gift. If we see nothing but the last moments of the day that is great. We have taken that moment for ourselves. But even if we are lucky enough to see it nothing has changed. Every time I look at a setting sun into the sea, I will still wonder whether I will see the flash or not. I am not going to stop looking for them just because I have seen one. The quest does not end. Continue reading
The Green Flash
My favorite myth about the green flash is that it has the virtue of making anyone who sees it impossible to deceive in the matters of the heart. If you see it, you will not only be able to see more closely into your heart but read the thoughts of others.”
Continue reading
The Green Flash
“Had we lost Con and Duke in normal times it would have been much easier for us to bury the pain of their loss. We could have immersed ourselves in our work, friends, exercise, shopping, chores and all the mundane minutiae of everyday life so that the sorrow and grief we felt is diluted like a drop of ink in a glass of water. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
The Green Flash
The man I am speaking about is not famous. He never will be. When his life came to a close, he left no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water. But it may be that the way of life that he has chosen for himself and the peculiar strength and sweetness of his character may have an ever-growing influence over those who knew and loved him so that, long after his death perhaps, it may be realized that there lived in this age a very remarkable creature.” Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Blame it on Rio 