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A Tale of Two Cities: Saint Petersburg and Moscow

Posted on August 3, 2013 by author

           I have been left standing on the north bank of the Neva River in St. Petersburg helplessly watching my ship leave the dock without me, which makes sense in Russia, since after all I’d only devoted an entire … Continue reading →

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The Cracker

Posted on August 1, 2013 by author

Pumping gas in Bartow Trying not to stare at The withered old cracker Who asks what I can spare

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Walking Lake Lugano by day, gambling Campeone d’Italia by Night

Posted on August 1, 2013 by author

                 Let me just start by saying this is a beautiful walk.  I won’t call it a hike, in which there is implied a sense of grim purpose that includes the word exercise, which I have difficulty fitting in the same … Continue reading →

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