There is no holiday from the headache of running into ignorance.
A trip to a Scandinavian supermarket is a riveting attraction for the touring American.
Aug 092010
The first geocache hunt in Kristiansand, Norway, lands the seeker in church.
It’s a little like messages in bottles, or cards on balloons, granting a peek into a fellow human in a world that still has room for exploration.
The Russian spy story of 2010 reminds us of how critical a role we have played in each other’s lives.
Summer vacations can also be ventures away from habit – especially when it comes to the U.S. media and the discussions they generate.
Drowning in Verbiage: A Response to a Swedish Blog on American Government
Blogging, Contemporary Communications, Crossing Cultures, Law, Societal Spin, Sweden, US Law, US in the World, Writing and Editing
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Jun 172010
I’ve been pondering my Swedish friend Pelotard’s marvelous blog about his American grill – that is, ever since I finished laughing over it. I’ve also savored the vision of how we might change our commentary on government policies to the type former Prime Minister Carl Bildt received. Less talk, more lunch boxes would be greatly [...]
Your own thoughts, emotional habits, and actions in the past have been the primary focus of creating your current experience in the world. And every time you react to another person or thing with a particular set of thoughts or emotions, you’re deepening a tendency to see a world based on those types of projections…. [...]
In 1988, I made a trip to Europe to visit friends, investigate colleges, and simply travel and see the sights. I picked up my application to the University of Sussex, and after a bit of wandering about England, I went over to The Netherlands and down to Belgium, then on to France, Switzerland, Italy, and [...]
If you want some evidence of the problems with U.S. broadband service and access, consider this blog. I started my blogging Sunday evening. Unfortunately, a rainstorm moved into the region. For four years, summer rain in Philadelphia has signaled the disruption of my Verizon DSL service (for which I now cough up $23.99/month) – and [...]