Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the United States of America, announced on July the 4th, 1803 to the American public, that their country had just about doubled in size due to the Louisiana Purchase. Of course the residents, living in that vast swath of land west of the entire Mississippi river did not even …
Just a quick notice that the blog has been on a little pause this week, but promises to resume next week from July the 4 th. I am in the midst of chasing sunshine and new adventures on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, Montenegro and the western islands of Greece; Corfu and Cefonlania. After …
Actually , the word supermoon was coined by an astrologer Richard Nolle to describe what astronomists call a perigee. A perigee is a moon that falls the closest to earth in its orbit around the earth. Last night’s will be closest to earth, that any full moon will get this year. Because it is nearer, …
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Last weekend was father’s days on both sides of the pond, which is unusual, as mother’s day is always different in the states from France. Not being a father, I am writing this from a perspective as a therapist who has dealt with a lot of fathering issues , and or course as a …
Today is June the 14 th, and one year ago to this day I published my very first post. Now a whole year later, and with 122 articles under my pen so to speak, I feel a sense of personal accomplishment. I decided to celebrate the day by making some éclairs caramel au beurre salé(caramel …
The problems of peeing in Paris is an old one I would say, dating back no doubt to the very first inhabitants of Ile de La Cité; the Parisii tribe. Before the installation of underground sewers, I can hardly imagine what people had to put up with; the open sewage flowing through the streets as a …
Accomplishing and even getting to the top, for some people, does not always lead to a cemented positive self-regard, especially if their self-esteem has been undermined since childhood. Contrary to what you may think, their accomplishments may not hold the same value to them as one would think. In some, this may be initially veiled …
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It always happens each time I return to the states. I am certainly not alone in this, as just about every long-term expat I know goes through the same process of re-acculturation. You might think that it is strange for someone who grew up and was schooled in a certain country’s culture would even have to experience …
Every once in a while I head out on a Sunday to one of the oldest markets in Paris, Le Marché aux Oiseaux, that come rain or shine, takes place on Sundays on Ile de La Cité, next to the oldest hospital of Paris called Hopital Dieu, which by the way is a monumental historical building …
Ernest Hemingway was one of America’s most talented and prodigious writers, who despite his immense fame, fought many demons in his life. Recognition for his writing though never seemed to completely satisfy his ego, as an emptiness within compelled him toward wild feats of thrill seeking as if to prove something he held in doubt …
I have written before about the seriousness Parisians maintain about their beloved baguette. The city of Paris puts on a contest each year to find the best baguette each year. Contests such as these may uncover some of the city’s talented bakers, who in the past were not known. It can not be described as …
I was away all last week on the Cote d’Azur in desperate pursuit of the sun. When you live in Paris, sun chasing comes from an essential thirsting for that bright golden globe that likes to tease the city now and then, like an elusive lover. When I think of getting away, I generally …