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You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round
“Reading departure signs in some big airport, reminds me of the places I’ve been. Visions of good times that brought so much pleasure make me want to go back again.” —Jimmy Buffett, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes Hi there! Last week I had the good fortune of spending
Spirit Days
Welcome to 2025, the year of the Snake, number six of the twelve year cycle of animals appearing in the Chinese zodiac, and who’s story goes something like this: A race was held to cross a river, and the order of the animals in the cycle was based upon
Devouring Time
Blunt thou the lion's paws Support my writing with a paid subscription The American poet and novelist Jim Harrison (Legends of the Fall, True North) once said of turning older: "I used to explain to students…the difference between poetry and you is that when you gaze
Jante Rules of Life
Everything you need to know about societal living, inclusion, humility, a proper way of life, and achieving a unique state of balance without pride, greed, or jealousy
Episode I
Of all the grim journeys a soldier may face none may be more daunting and unpredictable than returning home from war. Read the first episode of my new novel, The Dead Lion, with a free subscription
The Steve and Francas
Flourishing together in a variety of roles
Repost: Time on Our Hands
This week, we're taking a step back in time to look at time itself. It fits in nicely with water, which holds, as I mentioned in last week's post, power over all other things. Except, perhaps, time. Particularly, as I quote in the article, mind time,
It Ain't Just the Money
The Secret to Living Longer support my writing Last week I wrote about the connection between income and cost of living, which can be either good or not-so-good news depending on where you are (it’s all bad news if you live in Mississippi—$30k lower than the US average)
Strings of Unknown Forces
By far the most often response we get when we tell people we meet—especially younger generations currently hard at work—that we left America to come to Italy is one part equal measure 🫶 of course you did to 🤌🏼 what is wrong with you? The latter opinion usually coming down
The Romeo & Juliet Express
Getting on Board Relationships. We all got em, the late Jimmy Buffett bemoaned in his song, Fruitcakes. We all want em. What do we do with em? It’s a fair question. A riddle that seems never to have just one solution (for his part, Buffett suggests the answer lies
How to Pasta
Join us in welcoming Colatura di Alici to your cooking repertoire in this special edition of one (awe)some day in Sicily featuring Franca
The Sounds of Sicily
Friends reminded me recently of the many interesting (or not) sounds you find here in Sicily, suggesting they might make a pretty good addition to readers of this newsletter. I recalled with them having made once a couple of years ago and then realized I had never shared it here.