It’s only about a half hour’s drive from the cabin we are staying in on Otty Lake, Ontario, to Smith … More
Month: July 2022
The sun also sets
It has been raining all day here on Otty Lake, Ontario. A dull, gray, constant downpour that dampens the soul … More
Encounter at The Narrows
It was but a 12-mile cycle from the cabin we had rented on Otty Lake, just south of Perth, Ontario, … More
Music, message and kitsch
You can’t just pass through the Catskills without spending at least some time in Woodstock. It’s the law I think. … More
What I saw in Lancaster
Long story short. I was born in Lancaster, Pa. We moved to Florida when I was 7. Just made a … More
Don’t squeeze the arts out of downtown
Idea 1: Build investments around local strengths. Say, why do we go downtown anyway? Well, it had a Hooters for … More
You can’t go home again
I was born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1948. And the last place I remember living in that city before the … More
War, rust and fish ladders
On day two of our multi-week, multi-state, multi- country tour we searched out a place for lunch that didn’t have … More
Strangers in a strange land
We have embarked on a multi-week, multi-state, multi-country sojourn to who knows where? Today was a fairly grueling interstate trek … More
A final bow, a Trojan rabbit
A melancholy Dane taking a final bow. The knights who said “Ni!” though none really know why. Two Gainesville plays … More