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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Some good-to-know flight tips while I recuperate
Under the weather today without an umbrella. Sick as a dog. A dog with a very stuffed-up snout. Achy, and just plain crummy. I suspect it was from the plane during my Thanksgiving travels, but who knows? Working to bring … Continue reading
Let’s Paws: Heartbreak and joy on Thanksgiving menu
Every time I go to my sister’s, I joke that I’m going to Labrador. She has two of ‘em, and I’ve explained how they came to be. One was a a kennel pup, and the other was a disabled dog … Continue reading
Darwin, Australia: Insects for dinner, and beer-can boats
You might have seen it in the news. President Obama wants to dispatch 2,500 U.S. troops to Australia to shore up our military presence in the region. Whether you agree or not is beside the point, since Planet Lippstone is … Continue reading
Frankfurt airport: Pastrami? From a machine?
So there we were, trudging through Frankfurt airport on the long way back from Prague to Philly last year, when we couldn’t believe our bloodshot eyes: An honest-to-goodness pastrami and salami sandwich vending machine. Kosher, no less. Didn’t do it. … Continue reading
Posted in Europe
Tagged blintzes, Frankfurt airport, Germany, kosher food, pastrami, salami
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Czech Republic: A ‘nice’ concentration camp’s hidden horrors
When I knew we were going to Prague last year, I wanted to make time to visit a place I read about as a youngster. It was one of the things that stayed with me from age 12, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, My Travel Channel days
Tagged Czech Republic Auschwitz, Exodus, Holocaust, Israel, Leon Uris, Nazi, Prague, Theresienstadt concentration camp, travel, World War II
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Penn State: The Movie
In case you think I’m being insensitive about the horrifying allegations enveloping Penn State, I’m not. I’m being realistic. With a partner who graduated from what’s now the university’s law school, I’m even more saddened. Especially because an otherwise decent … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Movies
Tagged Alec Baldwin, Bennett Miller, Bruce Willis, Clint Eastwood, Dianne Wiest, Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Harvey Weinstein, James Gandolfini, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, John Slattery, Paul Bettany, Penn State, Tom Hanks, Tommy Lee Jones, William Hurt
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Sorry, can’t hear you. I’m back in 1971.
I was doing my work this morning, up to my eyeballs in Perry, Cain and Paterno. Staring out the window at a drizzly fall day. Looked like the Indian summer of the past few days had vanished for good. The … Continue reading
Moral of frequent-flier story: Save that boarding pass
I said I’d follow up with the results of a query to US Airways. It had to do with some potential frequent-flier miles from my recent round-the-world trip. The miles in question were flown from on Qatar Airways from South … Continue reading
What does Michelle Obama know from matzo balls?
A reprint of a story in the HuffPo travel section. It’s been almost a year since Mitch and I took this winter trip to Prague. Last I heard, the endorsement was still there. _____________ This has absolutely nothing to do … Continue reading
Posted in Europe
Tagged Czech Republic, Eastern Europe, Jewish food, matzo balls, Michelle Obama, Prague
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