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We are leaving Florence today. Next stop… Venice. I had a couple of last thoughts and experiences about this beautiful city. First, that’s a helluva wedding gift. I’m always fascinated…
I think my biggest takeaway so far in Italy is that everywhere you go here, there’s history. Something old. Preserved, lovingly. (I just learned how to insert images in my…
We made it to Florence. I think I like it better than Rome. It’s certainly cleaner. Somehow, some way, we ended up at a kid’s ballet recital. It’s the daughter…
Short post. Short train trip. I’m always amazed at just how fast a train can go. We are traveling from Rome to Florence today. 247km, the screen says. That’s 153…
Needed a few days to refresh and recharge. Needed a few days away from the news. Honestly, it’s been getting to me lately. Usually, I can leave it at the…
It would be easy, I think, to put what’s going on in Ukraine on the back burner. I mean, look at what we are dealing with here at home. A…
I realize I’m a day late on this, but I wanted to share something that happened yesterday. It was my honor to emcee the Memorial Day Ceremony at Bay Pines…
It’s Memorial Day weekend. It’s meant for us to remember all those we lost during military service. While we still do that, it has also become the unofficial start of…
We are starting to get a better idea of what happened in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. A lot of questions remain. The biggest: Why did it take at least 40…
As I write this, my heart aches. Once again, we see another mass shooting in this country. This time, at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. 19 children shot and…