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The 2011 ImpossibList

January 19, 2011

I’m a bit late in posting this year’s resolutions (and I know some people disagree about whether or not they should even be written in the first place). But I, for one, operate well and efficiently when I have clearly defined goals in place. After a bit of a slump near the end of last [...]

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Havana & the Universal Language of Music

January 12, 2011

“Hmm,” I think to myself, “there’s a live band in here; this seems like the place to stop.” I’ve only been on the island a couple of hours, but it’s time to catch some music, maybe a Cuban sandwich and that Mojito that I promised my buddy John I’d try down here. Apparently the band [...]

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Witness to the sacred

March 21, 2010

Halfway through this Thailand trip, and just thinking how much I absolutely love to travel! And how much some people don’t. It’s very difficult to understand how there are some who truly fear the same experiences that have brought about some of my life’s greatest adventures, foods, friends, music and stories. The best of those experiences come [...]

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No Fumar, por favor

January 14, 2010

We’re finally moving. Here I sit, wedged quite uncomfortably between an elderly man (who reeks of the half-smoked cigar sticking out of his shirt pocket) and an even smellier retired church pastor. The former speaks no English; the latter is clearly excited to have this opportunity to practice his. Our wheels are just about to [...]

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