Hey, what does the Alachua County Commission have in common with the mouth of the Platte River? Follow me on … More
Month: December 2022
Blame the bird
Ah Budapest! Which, roughly translated, means city of rotten luck. Listen. I’m going to try to explain this complicated city … More
Vienna waits for you
Listen, I spent nearly six or seven hours in Vienna, so I’m in a great position to tell you all … More
My chat with Kafka
So I may have neglected to mention this, but while I was in Prague I had this insatiable desire to … More
The book on Melk
Being a trained observer of the human condition I of course feel an obligation to report to you my observations … More
Once more upon a Danube
Little known historical fact: Danube is pig Latin for damned u-shaped river! I either read that somewhere or I just … More
Look through any window
Sigh. If this is Sunday it must be another medieval German town. Oh yeah, it’s Regensburg. Not at all like … More
Once upon a white Danube morning
We left the medieval town of Nuremberg and cruised through the night to the medieval town of Regansburg. It’s been … More
Take awalk on the East Side: Pt. 2
True confessions: I’m a mural-holic. I’ve taken hundreds of photos of the murals of Gainesville. I wrote a piece for … More
Take a walk on the East Side: Pt. 1
Listen, I’ve been to two rodeos and a goat roping. I once thought about getting a tattoo. I think the … More