The Odyssey, Reimagined: Why the Next Great Storytellin
One of the greatest stories ever told was perhaps first lived… or perhaps first imagined. We may never know. There may have been
Weekend Watercolor: Plage Paloma
Plage Paloma on Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat has lived many lives -- restaurant, light show, and now, simply a beach again. A watercolor painted from the
Imperial Rematches at the World Cup
Spain. France. England. Argentina. Three built enormous overseas empires. The fourth fought Britain over the Falklands. History has a sense of theater.
Weekend Watercolor # 114 -Plage Paloma: The Restaurant
Plage Paloma has reopened. The restaurant is gone -- a modernization program Jean Louis could not abide. The beach is beautiful. The lazy
Is the Fire Worth the Ash? Hemingway on Love
Hemingway said love is the most important thing that can happen to a human being. A reflection on whether the fire is worth
Postscript: Baxter
The arithmetic of loving a dog has always been impossible. A tribute to Baxter, sixteen years of unconditional love, and what happens when
The Scariest Moment Had Nothing to Do with Jumping
Six months of training, an ocean crossed, a vintage C-47 waiting. The scariest moment was a folding table with documents.
Know Your Drop Zone
Before you jump a round canopy into a Norman cornfield, you better have a plan. Frank Cashman made sure I did.
Blue Skies, Bill Markham
Bill Markham is in our prayers. This is a moment to pause and say out loud what so many of us carry quietly.
May the Fourth be with you; He Signed His Name. Then He
Charles Carroll was the wealthiest man in the colonies and the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence. Then he added his