Of Dirigibles and Gothic Towers

There was a time, back when we thought wars were gone forever, when we made magnificent buildings, automobiles, and flying machines. Bridges of stunning grace spanned our waterways for the first time. Finely crafted cars were prized more for their sculpted beauty than for their utility, or even performance. Skyscrapers reached higher into the sky for no other reason than that they could. It was an era of daring innovation and style, and one we have not seen the likes of since.

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Doing Asuncion

Most people, when you mention travel to South America, think of Rio or Buenos Aires…maybe Cartagena or even Machu Picchu…but, how many of you could locate Asuncion on a map?

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Harriet’s Secret-Movie Review

If you’ve ever walked away from a movie, as I have, forgetting the entire premise and even the name of the damned thing even before you got home, then you always treasure those rare cinematic jewels that keep you talking weeks or even months later. Harriet’s Secret is one of the latter, and, if you have any love of history, romance, intrigue, or merely the condition humaine, this is not a movie you want to miss. Continue reading

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