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What did we do in Kathmandu, after all
November 27, 2011 Traveling to Nepal has been a joy. Meeting our friend Chet’s wonderful family — and living with them like part of the...
Nov 27, 20113 min read
Awful global sex trade is growing worse
November 13, 2011 Sumitra is tall and model-thin with waist-length black hair and large, almond eyes. She’s 16, a beautiful, studious...
Nov 13, 20113 min read
Home ground: Meet the goat you will eat
November 26, 2011 We are in Bhaktapur, Nepal, an ancient town near Kathmandu, with our friends Chet and Annie. Chet is from Nepal and...
Nov 6, 20113 min read
Road to Nepal: One bad thing after another
October 30, 2011 I shouldn’t tempt fate by saying this, but 2011 has been the worst year Chris and I have faced in our 25 years together....
Oct 30, 20113 min read
Keys to marriage found in a Coke can
May 15, 2011 Chris and I placed our world on temporary hold to visit his parents, ages 91 and 87. Chris’s folks are amazing people. But...
May 15, 20113 min read
Nonagenarians have much to teach us youngsters
August 30, 2009 I always tell people I have the world’s smallest family. It’s nearly true; I’m completely without parents, grandparents,...
Aug 30, 20093 min read
Multi-racial children punctuate the sameness
August 16, 2009 I wasn’t eager to visit the Bible Belt due to its reputation for fundamentalists and bigots, especially since we’ve got...
Aug 16, 20093 min read
Open travel to Cuba, but go easy on the beaches
June 28, 2009 In 2007, a couple of days after my last chemotherapy treatment, I was riding in a bus along the unspoiled, completely...
Jun 28, 20093 min read
We can encourage businesses to do the right thing
May 24, 2008 When Chris and I visited a rugmaker's gallery in Morocco in 1995, we were enchanted by the rich colors, the gorgeous...
May 4, 20083 min read
How do you say ‘I'm sorry about George Bush’ in Italian?
May 20, 2007 A few years back I gave a lift to a lost Italian woman who was vacationing in Salt Lake City. We struggled to speak to one...
May 20, 20073 min read