I was Blind. I Could Not See.
If you stand outside of the Dialog Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, you’ll see this image: There’s nothing to see inside. Truly — nothing. This is the Dialog Museum where guests […]
If you stand outside of the Dialog Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, you’ll see this image: There’s nothing to see inside. Truly — nothing. This is the Dialog Museum where guests […]
Seriously. How could anyone resist finding out what “thangs” Bubba served up with chikin? I’m kidding. This is the kind of place you’d probably drive by, but secretly wonder about. […]
Attending a mock trial at the Virginia Courthouse in Colonial Williamsburg was enlightening. We entered the small chamber and the bailiff asked for volunteers. Some were chosen to be Councilmen. […]
A comedian once remarked, “Colonial Williamsburg is Disneyland for old people.” Maybe so, though that wasn’t my experience. It was a fabricated world of people in period costume taking visitors […]
Is your crowning glory a peruke? I hope not. Unless you’re rich. Even then, people would probably make fun of you in this day and age, because a peruke is […]
On most of our family vacations, I find us a house or apartment to rent. In Williamsburg, Virginia, I was thrilled to find an authentic 1698 colonial house to rent […]
I threw back a shot of vodka. Then another. Then another, until I started to think the picture on the right was a picture of Cyndi Lauper. Not because I […]
As I mentioned in my last post, whenever I envision Auschwitz in my mind, I picture a vast space of squat buildings, work fields, and guard tours. When I picture […]
How did I not know this? I’ve read so many books, and have seen so many movies, and yet, I didn’t realize that what I visualize in my mind as […]
In a time when human lives meant nothing; when millions were exterminated without a second thought, Oskar Schindler risked his life to save as many Jews as he could. It […]