Perspectives on Africa
What follows is no attempt at scholarship, but an effort to record my impressions of this vast continent. There is so much …
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci, Walter Isaacson’s marvelous biography of the genius who died 500 years ago, is like a seven-course dinner that must …
Kensington & Barbican
Once the private gardens of a Palace, Kensington Gardens is now open to all. One of London’s eight Royal Parks, it covers 265 acres. …
Tower of London
The message on the tee shirt of the guy from Barcelona, who sat across from me on the train from London Gatwick …
Getting Our Steps
Is it important to walk 10,000 steps each day to stay fit? The BBC reports that three brisk 10-minute walks per day …
Highland Clearances
Two centuries ago the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland decided they could profit more by installing large-scale sheep farms on their vast …
Dornoch Cathedral
As the church bells ring on Sunday mornings, Allene, Jim, Steve, and I walk through an ancient graveyard to worship at Dornoch …
Highland Adventures with Friends
How lucky Allene, Nina, Susan, and I are to know Marion McAuley, who lives here in Dornoch with her husband Ian. She …
Moon Landing Memories
September 12, 1962 Along with the rest of my 400-member freshman class and 40,000 others, I was present in Rice Stadium when …
Industrial Revolutionaries
The Industrial Revolution, which began in British textile mills in the last half of the 1700s, has had far-reaching consequences. For example, …