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My Favorite Rose Quotes for Valentine’s Day   I will soothe you and heal you. I will bring you roses. I too have been covered with thorns. Rumi          If I had a rose for every time I … Continue reading →

Super Bowl, Bali Style It is 6 a.m. Monday morning in Ubud, Bali, and one hour before Super Bowl kickoff. I am trying to explain to the staff of my little homestay what I am going to watch. I pantomime … Continue reading →

During the mid-80s I worked at the Vine Street Bar & Grill, a small jazz supper club located in Hollywood between Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards. Legends from an earlier age played there every week, Wednesday through Saturday. Nina Simone, Anita … Continue reading →

“What is good for me will be good for my family and what’s good for my family will be good for our company and what is good for our company will be good for the world.” —from Mrs. Claus: A … Continue reading →

For the last 20 springs and summers I’ve had the greatest job—guiding people down the Tsirku and Chilkat Rivers through the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, the site of the largest gathering of bald eagles in the world. My little town, … Continue reading →