Pause for Purpose

Today is my birthday, I think…

Today is my birthday, I think. You see, Dr. Hennig was the one who chose my birthday. He died this year - he was 100 years old. He lived in Sedona in the last years of his life and must have been very happy there. Dr. Hennig loved to collect rocks and ...

Sign on an abandoned business

The business was called "Green Fusion" and used to sell eco-friendly products. Judging by the looks of the plants trapped inside, "Brown Fission" might be a more fitting name.

Have you ever seen anyone doing grafitti?

You see grafitti everywhere - well, maybe not the spectacular mural pictured here, but you see the scribbling on a bathroom wall, the spraypainted tags on a bus shelter, or a political slogan on the side of a building. The strange thing, when I think about it, is that I've ...

Is it possible to have too much empathy?

Is it possible to have too much empathy? Not long ago I ran into a woman walking down the street of my hometown, who I recognized from a local greeting card shop. She was dressed in black, as always, with layers of clothing from her extra-long sweater down to her ...

Solo Flight

My daughter had her first “solo” driving experience last night, although she got a little help from the control tower. Talia passed her driving test last month, but still hadn’t driven anywhere alone. She called me while I was at a noisy restaurant and told me that she wanted to meet ...

Writing in Paris

When we traveled to France in October, I arrived a little early so that I could spend some time in Paris and take the opportunity to write about what I experienced. I spent my days alternating between being a tourist - trying to see as many sights as I could, ...

Le Pause Cafe

The Fauvists in Collioure

"Working before a soul-stirring landscape, all I thought of was making my colors sing, without paying heed to rules and regulations." - Henri Matisse Today, you can visit the small village of Collioure on the Mediterranean coast of France and see how Matisse and his friend Andre Derain interpreted the inspiring ...

Mystery in Limoux

I went for a walk on my first morning in Limoux, looking for the train station and a good cup of coffee. I came upon this wall, covered with peeling posters and wondered what it was all about. It looked political, judging by all the French flags, and I recognized the date ...

Chuck Yeager sighting in Toulouse

By chance, Chuck Yeager happened to be staying in our hotel in Toulouse. He was in town as a guest of Airbus, the huge European aircraft manufacturer, which is located in Toulouse. Yeager is famous as a fighter pilot in World War II and as a pre-NASA ...