Life usually throws me surprises in the form of embarrassing ailments and disfigurements. For instance, I was really quite marveled by that one time my face was temporarily paralyzed after a spectacular Hawaiian fishing trip. And I can’t explain the joys I experienced when a Peruvian parasite showed up out of the blue and hung around for a(…)
There is usually nothing special about November 5th. Unless, I guess, you are celebrating the eponymous conspirator Guy Fawkes with effigies and fireworks. But for us non-Brits, it’s another day on the calendar filled with dentist appointments and rubbish reminders. This year was different. I didn’t adorn a sinister mask nor take to the streets(…)
*The following images are graphic and may not be intended for all viewers.* In addition to a few rigid excerpts from The Sun Also Rises, I may have only given three minutes of thought to bullfighting in my life. “Save it for Spain” was kind of the idea I held until the discussion of an afternoon fight(…)