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THE LINE FOR AMERICAN REFUGEE STATUS

December 14, 2015 by

If you’re an experienced refugee, it is better as an American refugee? What does America expect of the new people showing up? Be a good neighbor and learn the rules of the road. About the road: if you drive a luxury car with vanity plates you need auto insurance. If you don’t, you’re not following […]

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SCONES OF WISDOM, pt2: VISUALIZE

June 20, 2014 by

If You Can Dream It, You Can Make It. Measure up and mix. It’s good hand exercise. Like gardening, you get to mingle with the essentials of life. If that’s not a recipe for handing down knowledge, what is. Don’t be afraid to get dirty.

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SHARING SCONES OF WISDOM

June 19, 2014 by

Consider the lovely scone, the chameleon of the baking arts. It comes in any shape and flavor you like, and sturdy enough for any plate. The scone represents the foundation block of modern civilization. It’s not an actual block like an English Christmas Pudding, but it does serve more than one purpose. As a metaphor […]

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Downton Mountain Or Just Another English Oregon

January 7, 2014 by

Fans of one of the most watched shows in the world revel in the drama of English manners. Either that or they enjoy seeing landed aristocrats marrying American money to save their house. The English lords don’t call it, ‘taking one for the team,’ but the results are the same. If Monty Python is your sort […]

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