We got ourselves up reasonably early for the drive back to Segovia. Laurie had heard of a place along the way called Las Medulas, a former Roman gold mine with very interesting rock formations, so that became our midpoint destination. It took nearly four hours to get there, and we were ready for a stop …
I’m sometimes surprised to learn that songs I’ve associated with one artist are covers from another generation. Here are some that surprised me, some that I suspected were covers but didn’t know the original, and others where I think someone did a great job of interpreting someone else’s song. Istanbul, Not Constantinople. For years I’d …
Our last full day in Galicia featured a visit to A Coruna, the main port and second largest city in the province. It’s a longish drive of about 2.5 hours, mostly over highways that made it easy. The city is surprisingly big, with lots of traffic, especially after a few days in villages of Galicia. …
This was a day for exploring the Costa da Morte area north of Finisterre. We didn’t have a solid idea of where we wanted to visit, so I spent some time the previous afternoon scoping out various options on the web and my guidebooks. One of the things we confirmed once in the area is …
Two unrelated articles in today’s Washington Post got me thinking about government’s role in planning and the nature of unintended consequences. I’m no specialist in urban planning or government, but I am trying to make sense of what I’ve seen go right and go wrong over the course of my lifetime. The first article was …
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Our reception was held at lovely Cabell’s Mill, a historic mill and banquet hall in a Fairfax County park. Fred and Louise found the facility, not too far from their home in Oakton, VA. I had never been there before or since, but it’s a nice place for a reception. We’re glad it was a nice day …
Books that have carried weight with me over time. I will quickly admit that I am not a literary person and I take no pride in the depth (or lack thereof) of this list. I’d like to think that will change over time, but it hasn’t yet. The truth is that music, TV, movies, and …
Shots from our wedding ceremony, May 7, 1983. You are invited to vicariously attend our wedding, lo these many years later. As discussed in my After College, 1980-1983 and Bei Jing-Washington posts, I made my decision to ask Barb to marry me while I was in China for the second time in May 1982. From …
Our rehearsal dinner was Friday, May 6, 1983 at the China Star Restaurant in Fairfax, Virginia. The restaurant was near Fred and Louise’s house in Oakton and our home in a Fairfax townhouse. The restaurant was not really a family favorite, but it was close and large enough to give us a sizeable room for …
These are songs I associate with various members of my family, and why. Not a whole lot of rhyme or reason to them, but there are family stories with each, and they seem worth relating. America, West Side Story. Dad played this soundtrack a lot and the exuberance, wordplay and eventually the cynicism of this …
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