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“You want the window seat?” I asked Frank. “What? Did you say you need to drop a deuce?” This short exchange has absolutely nothing to … Read the rest

Remember when you were a kid and you used to play the “don’t step on the lava” game? Don’t act like you didn’t partake when … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Watermelon in Serbia Ever do the double take on your travels? When you see something that makes you go: “what? That’s interesting.” … Read the rest

I’m a big time advocate for public transportation. Taking the train and the bus to work is just so easy for so many reasons, like: … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Čumil Can See up Them Shorts. He’s the most famous non-famous person. Peeking out of a manhole like a man who found freedom … Read the rest

When I was about three years old, my dad asked me if I wanted to take dance lessons. “No,” I said in a squeaky three-year-old … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: A Sarajevo Rose in Bosnia There’s a slab of concrete in my grandparent’s backyard that was defiled…all the way back in 1973. … Read the rest

“There’s a different layer in the stomach,” my brother said. “One’s for food, it gets full quickly, the other is for dessert. You’re never too … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: The John Lennon Wall in Prague. Right around the time of John Lennon’s death, the Czech Republic was undergoing a change. That … Read the rest

I can count, on one hand, the number of times I’ve seen an opera. The first one was on public access television, which aired shortly … Read the rest