If you have been breathing over the last few years, even intermittently, there’s a good chance you have heard of “pickleball.” Its health and social benefits have been written about in mainstream news sources and its championship matches featured on major sports programming...
My friend Jim and I step out of his condo in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego and head towards the beach. Standing at the curb in front of his neighbor’s place is what appears to be a brand new bookshelf. We...
I flew from my current home in Mexico to my childhood home in New Jersey recently to visit my Dad. As we sat talking, with the late afternoon sun streaming through the window into the living room, we heard a distant train whistle. “That’s...
I have many regrets in my life. There was the time I ate gefilte fish. Then, in 1993, I purchased 100 copies of the Valiant Comics origin story, X-O Manowar #0, hoping to sell them at an incredible mark-up and get rich. I...
Living overseas opens up a lot of new lifestyle opportunities and adventures - I would never have considered eating fried tacos for breakfast when I lived in Virginia. But did you know that US citizens who live abroad may also get the benefit...