This is the Dom, at 4505 m. the third-highest mountain of the Alpes, the peak is in the clouds. You can see autumn descending down the slo...

"I don’t want to be elected president to sit around and see gridlock just become so dominant that people literally are in decline i...

Yes, this is actually the sun rising this morning

We're still in Bürchen, Switzerland; our chalet is located at 1,600 m above sea level

( The Happy Ending Is over now , was the title of the first chapter. But  John is still with  Alex ---and the plot thickens already ( go h...

Recently, my father and I discussed the shootings in Oregon , and I wondered how many more mass shootings it would take before we finally d...

(Hat tip: Glenn)

We've arrived in Baguio yesterday, and this morning we decide on a stroll through the city. Let's go to Mine's View , which is a...

("GOP" means grand old party , and refers to the American Republican Party . The elephant is their mascot)

"Lying with your beard" would be a more appropriate header, perhaps...

Note the dress code; background is the Thuner Lake (in Switzerland) we haven't even arrived in Zurich.

(This post was posted first in May 2012, when we were on our way to Thailand. Now we're heading for Baguio, in the Philippines, but agai...