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Month: December 2023

Wait! I missed the flying pigs!

Kudos to Glenn Terry, who came all the way from South Florida to give GNV a dose of, um, culture. … More

Come on and take a sweet ride

In my 75th year I set a goal to cycle 3,000 miles. And as it turned out, 2023 offered me … More

He found a new life on an island that exists ‘in the narrow crease between the Heavens and the Earth.’

This is a piece I wrote for The Gainesville Sun. Hope you like it. A funny thing happened to Michael … More

Look at 2023 through my eyes, GNV

Oh, last year-in-review introspective. These are just some of the images I’ve shot (and assembled) over the course of 2023. … More

That was the year that….What the hell..!

What to say about 2023? An armpit of a year? Better than 2024 is likely to be? It could have … More

Just another day in autoAmerican GNV

Funny thing happened to me while I was cycling west on SW 8th Avenue on my way to a movie. … More

Christmas cheer and pleas for peace

On our second day in Ottawa a white, soft snow blanketed the city. I left the National Gallery and began … More

Reading between the signs

Listen, as a Trained Observer Of The Human Condition I pay close attention to the signs that are all around … More

City lights, Ottawa edition

Ottawa is my favorite Canada city. Right now it’s all dressed up for the holidays. And seeing it by night … More

Confessions of a snowaholic

Listen, I have lived in Florida for nearly 70 years. And for that I have no (well maybe just a … More

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