Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Jackson Hole, must be one of the most beautiful places on earth. I hiked in the Teton range in a thunderstorm, and had the rare chance to see a male moose up close they're huge! [...]
Montreal
I just got back home from Montreal, for a chic little trip to the trendy downtown area. At a very hip boutique hotel, I enjoyed a flattering entertainment of my paltrier-every-year French, from my Qu.
Why is the F-word the richest slang in the language?
I guess because we propagate by sexual reproduction, and we also have the gift of language, it isn’t surprising that a short, graphic, 4-letter expression of the act most central to our existenc.... ...
The pope is dead, long live the pope
Well, Benedict is in office now, and Joseph does seem to be a good choice...the Vatican is abuzz, and another era begins. Did you know that, according to Christian legend, the origin of kissing...
Manhattan
Spent the weekend in the nation�s hub of energy, and felt an energy there that can’t even be matched by the hubbub of Hollywood. New Yorkers consistently seem kinder, more vulnerable, and...
Spontaneous Combustion
My friend once told me that my sex life would improve if I injected more spontaneity into it, instead of planning it..."Just making love whenever the mood strikes," she advised me. On my next....
Elvis may be gone, but his spirit lives
Memphis, home and fierce caretaker of the blues, is lovely, with approachable people and fabulous fireflies--wish we had those bugs in Los Angeles. The people were kind, approachable, and down-to-ear....
The Big Island
At more than 2 miles above sea level, Mauna Kea floats like a miragte over the balmy valhalla of the Big Island of Hawaii. This last week, we were cruising around the volcano in a [...]
Being all tied up…thoughts of submission
What is it, when a man sits at his desk, his latest project set out in front of him like a small world, diagrams and papers and plans and buildings and inventions and creations, everything [...]
Equestrian
Where I ride and practice polo here in Southern California, there are a few outbuildings, a small barn, and a corral. I ride Gunner, an old reliable trail horse who has been ridden for more [...]
Yellowstone
I have never before seen a wolf up close, until now. I have seen them on television, mixed in with coyotes in large packs on the Discovery Channel or the like. But on a late-afternoon [...]
Hong Kong
A city with a contagious energy, Hong Kong shines on the southeast coast of China at the Pearl River delta. This was my first visit, and I found the city’s fusion of cultures both fascinating [...]
