SCUBA in Cuba, June 2023

Cuba is a throwback to an earlier time, a case of arrested development. The US-Cuba standoff and embargo, in place since 1960, » Read more

Eyes Wide Open: Looking at 2019

2019 was an active, hectic, and stressful year. The simmering concerns I had been harboring in recent years about my mother’s living » Read more

Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16, 2019 I rewarded myself with a birthday gift this year, a week devoted to searching » Read more

2018 was a year in which aging, mortality and illness reared their ugly heads, in the family and our circle of friends. » Read more

One of my favorite shows as a child was the Time Tunnel, in which a pop art striped black and white time » Read more

Friday, July 24, 2015 A different flavor of passport nightmare awaited us in Havana. The return trip from Jardines de la Reina » Read more

Saturday, July 18, 2015 Getting to our dive destination was a long wearying travel day, in which we crossed from the north » Read more