The Camino: Part 5 Torres del Rio , Los Arcos and on to Logrono. The road snaked through dry countryside, some parts flat and others rolling, occasionally steeply up and down. On the downhill sections my big toes were starting to get sore. The scene and the trail brought back pictures to my mind, reminding […]
Tips For Walking The Camino De Santiago In Spain
Planning Your Pilgrimage If you’re planning to walk the Camino, all or part, and intend to do it with a friend, make your choice a wise one. If you’re a fast walker, try to pair up with someone who walks at approximately the same pace you do. Most people are slow walkers and they believe […]
An Overview of Racism in The United States
The cold reality of "racism" in America is that the foundation of the country happened to be built on bloodshed, racism, and inequality. It’s just a dangerously continuous escalation of certain events and actions in history that’s causing the populace of the United States to be "racist." "Racism" as we call it has been in […]
Last Night at the Ship Inn
“We loved Vancouver,” said Angela, “especially its location with the sea and the mountains.” One of the wardens at the Blaxhall youth hostel, Angela, along with her husband Steve, had visited Vancouver in 2002 as part of their world-tour. “We only spent six weeks in Western Canada, visiting Banff, Jasper, and all the usual places,” she […]
Joseph Stiglitz – Notes on his book-chat at The New School Univ. (NYC)
This is not a book review. I have not read Joseph Stiglitz’s book "Making Globalization Work." That being said… last night (12/05/06) Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz spoke at the John Tishman auditorium at The New School University (NYC) to a crowd of about 500. He shared some highlights from his new book "Making […]
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