Weather is Strange
This photo is not photo-shopped or altered in any way. If you look closely you can see a second, fainter rainbow to the right of the main one. That is all.
Running (or Swimming?) through Coral Gables
For the second year in a row, we participated in my workplace’s team for the United Way 5K race in lovely Coral Gables. And for the second year in a row, it rained. As if it’s not bad enough to be running outdoors in South Florida in mid-September — according to Weather Underground, at our … Read more
Big Heads and Other Monumental Art
Based on the level of snark in my post about the Perez Art Museum, you might think we dislike abstract art. Not so! We love — and own — plenty of abstract pieces. What we don’t have is any deep understanding of the sophisticated hidden meanings in the non-representational pieces. We either like the pieces … Read more
An Afternoon on Boston’s Freedom Trail
I was in Boston for work-related meetings, and fortunately my mid-afternoon flight arrival gave me several hours to explore Boston before my first meeting in the evening. Boston is a great destination for a nerdy history buff, but with only a few hours to spend I went with the most obvious choice — a ramble … Read more
Fighting an Invasion … with Recipes
Florida’s subtropical climate creates a unique ecosystem that is, unfortunately, ripe for invasion by plants, animals and insects from similar climates around the world. Filling South Florida with invaders from tropical areas is a time-honored tradition — many pioneers came to Florida specifically to grow tropical plants such as coconut palms and pineapples. One of … Read more