How a lie and caffeine were involved in the creation of this blog.
Lies in a Coffee Shop (or why this blog exists)
99 Miles From L.A.
If this title does not evoke a melody in your head, well, then thank your lucky stars you missed the schmaltzy tunes of the '70s. The only thing worse than Art Garfunkel chirping away at this song is having it on auto-replay in your brain as you are crawling through the megalopolis of greater Los …
Flu Blues
I don't know if this Chinese remedy for a cold actually works. But it does taste good. Steamed orange with salt.
City of Fallen Angels
Los Angeles is a city of contrasts. It’s where the arid desert meets the rolling ocean waves. There is incredible wealth, and absolute poverty. The superficial vs. the serious. As the heat waves roll up from the pavement of a nondescript strip mall near LAX, the pristine San Gabriel mountains, blessed with a crown of …
Water Sports
Every morning and even some evenings, unsuspecting travelers are involved in an activity of high risk. It is a game that has reached epidemic proportions. It must be stopped. It is a game I call: "Shower Roulette." Perhaps even you, dear reader, have unwittingly participated in this endeavor. You step into a shower at a …
This is Africa!
After a week's worth of competition with other tourists to capture the ideal photo of all the scenic sites in and around Cape Town, we decide we need a vacation from our vacation and take a day off to go to the beach. In Cape Town, you have the unusual choice of three oceans: Atlantic, …
Blast from the past
In 2013, I was climbing the steps to a temple in the mountains outside Bangaluru, India. I was not alone in my pilgrimage. The goat, apparently having sought and secured enlightenment at the top, was on his way down. It was there he met his primate friend, apparently still on his quest for knowledge.
Water sports
After traveling the world, we are returning home, except that we have no home.
The True Melting Pot
Imagine a country that thrives on a diversity of religious beliefs and ethnic heritage. It does exist.
Sherry & George 