Black Sea mud, Iron Curtain culture at a Soviet-style spa
To the List of Things That Are Good For You, such as broccoli, treadmills, and fiber, let me add another: Crimean mud. Or so I am led to believe by the director of the health [...]
Clicking my shoes together…
My Golden State continues to lure people westward, and once they’ve experienced the effortless lifestyle, they’re hooked. Who can blame them? California inspires people to live better! ....
Blessings and lessons
One of my favorite practices is the one of offering blessing. Whether I feel loving toward a companion or not, I start with the intention that my presence in the time together will be a [...]
Dogs of Paris
As with previous trips to Paris, this time I continued to be fascinated by the dogs: in restaurants, on the streets, in stores--everywhere, and so well-behaved. Perhaps the fascination/attraction was....
Knock, knock
My neighbors are a valuable resource. One day I wanted to hang something on my wall. I had a hammer, but I had no nails. I could’ve bought some, but I only needed one. Somebody [...]
Autumn leavings
Companions, the fortunate lot of which I’m a part, don’t always get to choose the places to which we travel. Those of us whose companions are in snowy regions, in particular, find ourselv.... .
Born to Shop
A childhood friend once brought me a gift from India--a simple saffron-colored cotton sari, for the child I was then. I have an almost physical memory of the feel of the fabric, of trying to [...]
Friday nights
They’ve have never been as awesome as they were when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s. As a grownup (sort of), my Fridays are often a black-tie blur. I race with a [...]
What a wonderful world
Imagine if we all gave to ourselves the good things we want for those we love. One day, talking with a gentlemen companion, I asked what to do when my best girlfriend feels unsettled or [...]
Bold and Beautiful
By celebrating my own beauty, I discovered radiance all around me. On a tour of temples and spiritual sites, my companion and I agreed to abandon our Westwen garments for the duration of the trip [...]
God’s Law
I received an email telling me that prostitution is a "deep pit" according to Proverbs 23:27-28. Here’s my response: Dear Sir: Thank you for doing so much to educa....
Monolithic, Culturally Homogenizing Home Page
Advertising has become a parasite on human communication--always positioning itself in the middle of human interactions, activities and, recently, even social relations. It's terrible to see idiotic ...
