With only days remaining of 2009, if you are like most around the world, you are awaiting celebrating the New Year. Perhaps this year you will celebrate in Times Square in NYC, Trafalgar Square or Picadilly Circus in London, wearing white on the beach of Copacabana in Rio, eating twelve grapes in the Puerta del [...]

As many of my readers know, I have had a challenging fall, not filled with travels to Tucson, Nashville, Quebec, and London like I had planned, but stalled by an accident and a lengthy road to recovery.  However, with the opportunity to focus, I have spent much time catching up with good friends and family, [...]

With the changing colors and temperatures,  it is clear that autumn is here.  In my last post with my video, Fall Colors in New England, I shared only one of the highlights of autumn, its majestic colors.  However, I feel that fall’s special aroma must be mentioned.  Although each family or region may have a [...]

As noted in my last post, I suffered a freakish tree accident in New York late last month.  My injuries were very serious, but I was certainly extremely lucky as my healthy condition can and will be regained over the next several months. As I want to continue to build upon my previous posts, which [...]