I had a conversation with a friend today. In that discussion, I said that if I had life to do over again, I would make some different choices. At the same time, I wouldn’t trade away the life that I have. This got me to thinking: How can I have…
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Whenever I go back to Trier, I’m looking for the person I once was. I get glimpses, snippets. Mostly, I discover the person I am. I lived in this ancient city near the border of France and Luxemburg for over a year back when I was 22 and 23. Lost…
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I hoped to keep my visitors busy and entertained. This was, after all, the only time I would be able to show them off to Josef and Marlies. It was also the only time Eddy and Udo would be together. I wanted them to get along and I wanted them…
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Nick keeps me going. He’s the balm I’ve needed these last couple of weeks. Since my return from Europe on May 28, I’ve felt lost and out of sorts. Post-travel depression accounts for some of my problem. But this kind of displacement usually only lasts about two weeks for me.…
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I’d hiked up steep roads through the vineyards in Wawern many times over the last thirty-five years. The path had always renewed my spirit and given me a new view of the world. I wanted to show my friends an integral part of my life, a scene that renewed my…
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