Glenn, MI July 28, 2020 The waves that rose and the rain that fell Sunday night continued thru the small hours Monday morning. By sunrise, the rain had gone…but sea, sky, and wind remained ominous. As I contemplated our options for the day, the phone rang. After a wishing me good morning, the caller got […]
Glenn, MI July 27, 2020 Because we enjoy watching the water from a house in Michigan doesn’t mean we like seeing it flood our house in Georgia. But, for whatever reason, the last couple times I’ve come here, leaks have sprung there. In June, it came from our guest bath, destroyed the ceiling below, and […]
Glenn, MI July 26, 2020 The temperature is cool and the coffee is hot. At my back, behind the house, the sun is rising. On the bird-feeder, a goldfinch stares down a black squirrel, and begins to eat. Between them and me…about twelve feet away…my bunny is back, enjoying his breakfast. Kurt Richebacher, who for […]
Glenn, MI July 24, 2020 Yesterday, after David woke, he joined me over coffee by the lake. We chatted for an hour so, including about our itinerary for the day. The weather is beautiful and the water is “warm”, so we planned time on the beach. Then we realized…we had to go to South Haven. […]
Glenn, MI July 23, 2020 I am in my usual spot. On the edge of the bluff, morning coffee in hand, and a small, wary bunny a few feet away…keeping an eye on me as he chews cautiously on a few blades of grass. The bunny may feel less apprehensive than he normally might, for […]
Chartres, France April 24, 2000 Like Johann Pachelbel, Jonas Salk, or Monica Lewinsky, some people are known for only one thing. So are certain places. Giza conjures the pyramids. Agra evokes the Taj. Green Bay means the Packers. And Chartres summons its cathedral. We said goodbye this morning to Château de Tertres, and wound our […]
Auburn, AL July 19, 2020 Partly as therapy to lift my spirits, I have devoted recent space to recollections from other places and earlier days. The last several weeks, I have pilfered a basement box containing notes from a long-ago trip to France. It is pleasant to re-live those wonderful experiences. But their memories make it […]
Manchester, England July 23, 2007 The airline industry has been rough the last several years. After 9/11 Delta has re-trenched, severed employees, cut pay, and entered bankruptcy. But the corner is being turned, and a few perks remain. Among them are the ability to travel the world, often in the premium cabin. Sometimes, in my […]
Tours, France April 23, 2000 Balzac once said that the real Tourangeau will not leave in search of pleasure. From where he lives, he could only lose by any change. With such an endorsement, what better place to spend Easter Sunday? Having heard Mass last night at the Vigil in Blois, we enjoyed a leisurely […]
by John D. Breen University of San Francisco December 1996 Businesses neither derive from nor exist in a vacuum. Rather, they emerge from, evolve in, and are influenced by the trends of the society in which they operate. That that society today comprises the greater extent of the globe renders cognizance of this fact essential. […]