Miles and smiles around the Emerald Isle
Traveling Ireland’s back roads is like joining a big, raucous family on a lengthy vacation in one of our camper trailers. It’s tons of fun, relaxing and exhausting, and the […]
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The quaint, quiet and delicious charm of Malta
Malta is like pastizzi, the country’s pastry of choice: steeped in tradition and cultural history, it boasts a unique flavor and texture created by layer upon layer of exterior with […]
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A transcript: 2:38 a.m. in the garden of evil
Leaked tape of meeting hastily called in the White House situation room, 2:38 a.m., Thursday, March 2, 2017. Reince Priebus: “OK, OK, everybody. Settle down. The Boss has some things […]
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A new hip, hip – hooray!
Two hospital attendants rolled me into a holding room at Brighton Nuffield Hospital, where an anesthetist gave me a spinal block and a sedative. Moments later, they wheeled me into […]
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Inauguration message to an un-presidential precedent
I Will Not. Not now; not ever. I will not drink from your poisoned well of lies. I will not dine from your banquet of hateful xenophobia. I will not […]
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Two Meanderthals, a 4×4 and a caffeinated baboon.
The 4×4 was up to its hubcaps in mud, hopelessly stuck. Three native boys in loin cloths huddled around the rear of the truck as its driver, a 50-something chap, […]
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