How To Be An Aussie
The author helps us celebrate Australia day with a quick lesson in Oz culture.
Why Solitude Matters
I’m an unabashed, unapologetic, died in the wool introvert. A marginalized being often seen as deprived and depraved by the majority of the planet’s population.
Life in Mai Chau – Part 2
The trek from Sam Khoe up through the mountains to visit other villages is a challenge for the hardiest walkers as the humidity soars in the late morning and temperatures peak over 40C.
Beautiful Buenos Aires
Beautiful Buenos Aires, home to Evita Peron, birthplace of the tango and today a rich, vibrant culture that begs for a journey to the city called “the Montreal of South America.”
Life in Mai Chau – Part 1
Like images from an ancient Chinese woodcut, a mass of rugged, conical peaks stretch to the misty horizon in Vietnam’s Hoa Binh province, rising up from the rice paddies carpeting the valleys and flatlands leading to Mai Chau village.
Edward Bernays and the century of Me
In his 1928 book entitled Propaganda, Bernays writes: “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.
Who Was Egerton Yorrick Davis?
The author of a series of ribald hoax letters printed in various medical journals was in fact perhaps the greatest physician to emerge from Canada.
Soul Food
This word is tossed around loosely and means different things to different people. Soul was a common definer used to describe African-American culture and in this sense it centers on this cultures food. It supposedly originated in the 1960s and … Read more →
Living Life Like A Movie
Life is like a movie and we all have our roles. We all engage in this this every day, whether or not we are consciously aware of it. There are negative and positive effects of all this acting on both an individual and collective level.
Words for Aurora
Words spin me like a whirling dervish of clandestine epiphanies. They mend me when my soul has frayed. They jig me when I’m on the road to Jag.
