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Friday, March 20, 2020

Nostalgia for Tito in North Macedonia--former Yugoslavia

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Dozens of statues in every direction in the center of Skopje In Skopje I met a very funny guy named Ferdinand. "Call me Ferdi,...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

"If You Share A Room with A Monk in Jerusalem, You Have to Expect An Early Wake Up"

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My recent ten-nation trip began with a week in Jerusalem. I met my old friend and roommate from our Cold War military service, Cliff Al...
Saturday, March 14, 2020

"Go Take a Flying Fuck at a Rolling Doughnut!" -- Kurt Vonnegut

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    In a touching scene in the movie “Ford v Ferrari” Carroll Shelby, a Texan, tells a boy who lost his father in a racing accident, “Y...
Friday, March 13, 2020

The French Unaware Americans Think French Only Surrender in War

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Freedom Fries in the Congressional Cafeteria.  Talking with French friends, I mentioned visiting the War Memorial at the center of t...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Evangelical Escapees Around the World

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When I travel, one of the categories of people I meet are Evangelical Escapees. Sam fits in that category.  He grew up in central Ohio in...
Monday, March 9, 2020

SIXT is My Favorite Car Rental Company in Europe

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When I rent cars in Europe, I try to rent from SIXT if I can. It’s not always possible.  Sometimes they cost more than the competition, ...

Visit to the Museum at the Site of the Nuremberg Rallies

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Hitler at Nuremberg On the same day my friend Cliff and I visited the Dachau Concentration Camp , we also visited the museum of the hi...