ON THE ROAD Last week I wandered about a bit in the Hatteras area. Despite the arctic cold wind, the sun was warming to my bones. Meandering through many small towns I observed the emergency actions taken by homeowners to defray the cold. Blankets on car engines with...
Month: January 2010
Riding A Magic Carpet with Armel
In the olden days of Aladdin's Lamp there were magic carpets to help us find our way and comfort us on our journey. Carpets that would fly and carpets on which you could ride, nap, read a book, or just relax with your dog. Last month I unexpectedly found the perfect...
Tales of Christmases-Past, Hawaiian Style—Part II "ME and the OCTOPUS!"
Susan inflated her raft, then leapt aboard to do what she likes best: sun bathing and riding the waves. I sat down in the sandy shallows, slipped on my flippers and backed into deeper water. Applying spit to the inside of my goggles for haze proofing, I straightened...