Hi, Perhaps you’ve had the opportunity to go to the Circus of the Sun. I sure hope so. I go every chance that I get and over the last 20 years I’ve had a fair number of opportunities. The Cirque de Soliel was formed in Montreal a number of years ago with the happy joining […]
Hi, A review of the El Otro WA archives reveals that I’ve spent a surprising amount of time talking with you about the roads around here. I’ve written in particular about the disastrous 35 km. stretch between Santa Barbara de Samana and Las Galeras. This is what Philippe once referred to as “the small road–the […]
Hi, Those few of you who have persisted in visiting my blog despite the recent dearth of change—and in particular those several who have decried my turning it into an advertisement for a used vehicle–will perhaps be pleased to learn that I’ve finally sold my car. As for the rest of you, trust me—there’s plenty […]
When you find yourself weighing the imponderable questions in life—“what does it all mean,” “who is actually as important as they appear,” “will the meek even WANT their inheritance,” etc., you may find yourself wondering why we are here. There are worse responses than the one posited by the band Devo: “We are here to […]
I can almost hear you muttering “well, THAT’S an odd thing to say,” and you’d be correct in that, if it weren’t so damn cold. To my surprise and maybe yours I am not in the Dominican in this moment. I was home there this winter only long enough to open the house and prime […]