Category Archives: Lifetsyle

As American as Apple Pie, Kiev, and Rock n’ Roll

Posted on July 18, 2011 by author

I have walked down two flights of stairs under Kiev’s city center and past a giant bouncer into what used to be a Soviet-era nuclear fallout bunker. 

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Going postal

Posted on July 10, 2011 by author

Having recently retired and made the transition from big city grind to clean country living, it quickly became pretty clear that, although I loved the bucolic peace and quiet, my laconic but wonderful neighbors, and the more relaxed pace, there … Continue reading →

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Death March: This is a Vacation?

Posted on July 10, 2011 by author

I am desperately clinging to the face of a rock wall 300 vertical feet above the Grand Canyon, and I am in mortal fear for my life.  I have reached this point after climbing, in kiln-like temperatures, up a tumble … Continue reading →

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