Monthly Archives: March 2005

Nice to be in Nice

We arrived in Nice this afternoon just in time for a change in the weather. While we were buying cell phones, it rained and the temperature dropped nearly 10 degrees, to the 50s. Walkers on the Promenade des anglais in … Continue reading

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Darlene stretches out with a good book on British Airways 212 which arrived 15 minutes early at Heathrow in London.  Send to KindleTweet

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More Tired than I Thought…

Okay, this is my third attempt to post to the blog, and each version gets less euphoric about making it to Heathrow on an easy flight featuring lots of free space, great food, and a French movie I’ve been wanting … Continue reading

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My father and I after lunch at Legal Seafoods in Harvard Square. Send to KindleTweet

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My mother and I in a card shop in Harvard Square. Send to KindleTweet

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Darlene waits for Flight 491 to leave Denver. Send to KindleTweet

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Jet Blues

Denver International Airport JetBlue‘s nonstop flight from Denver to Boston costs $99 one way. But Darlene has never been a fan of the 10-minutes-to-midnight departures, the 5:30 am arrivals at Logan, and the comatose daze in which we arrive at … Continue reading

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Good Fences

Here’s what a 28-year-old writer whose second novel just made the New York Times best-seller list has to say about writing: The hardest part is getting away from self-consciousness. The easiest part, once I’ve done that, is the writing itself. … Continue reading

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Birthday Girl Gang

From left, my wife Darlene on her 48th birthday, her ace interior designer Kathy, her former Marine personal trainer Kira, her friend from Denver, Peggy, and her friend from Boulder, Karin. To celebrate the day, these hearty souls ran and … Continue reading

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Under Construction

Dr. Mitchell Baris, a psychologist I know in the Peoples’ Republic of Boulder, visits with clients in a 5th-floor office looking out at the mountains and a construction site. He enjoys the intimate view of girders, cranes, trucks and workers. … Continue reading

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