In December 2001, I sent this to my family and friends: William Faulkner said this in his “Address Upon Receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature,” 10th December 1950: “It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he will endure: that when the last ding-dong of doom has clanged and faded from …
Personal History
Dateline Nairobi: Returning Home, and Birthday Thanks to Many Kind People
The Great FOGs/FOAs Safari has come to an end. Designed to share the Great Migration and Mr. Guy’s Elephant Infatuation with a group of friends (both American and Kenyan), it was a splendid time for all of us. Wonderful trip, wonderful interactions with friends (including many Kenyan friends from when I worked in Nairobi), …
Much to see in San Diego
With a new camera and off on a business trip to one of America’s most beautiful places, I had a good time in San Diego last week. Before I get too far away from the trip I want to note a couple of monuments I’ve observed on previous visits, both of which I got to …
Calling Back the 1920s and the 1930s
One of the great New York pleasures in the summertime is how much fun people seem to be having! Sure, there are the swells who go off to their country houses, or a week or two at the beach or in the mountains, but it seems to me that most people (at least the people …
Palm Beach in Early Spring
Had occasion to visit Palm Beach and enjoy a little change from New York’s winter (although – as I’ve commented here before – this year’s winter has been pretty easy for us, so perhaps a “change” was not so necessary, but it was fun). A visit to Palm Beach is always special, not only because …
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