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This collection of
images from a May 2025 trip to Sicily and Sardinia is
not your typical vacation slide show. To
maximize your engagement, follow the instructions on
the second slide which asks viewers to discern how
each image is related to the next.
Suggestion: Use the F11 key on your PC to reduce visual clutter on your viewing screen. Hit ESC or F11 to restore the tool bar. Sicily and Sardinia
as a Powerpoint
or PDF
For details on subject matter and location for each of the Sicily and Sardinia images, consult this Powerpoint or PDF |
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annual cultural festival and parade in Sassari. Sardinians from all regions of the island showcase their traditional costumes and horsemanship. Cavalcata Sarda 2025 as a Powerpoint or PDF |
Bittersweet Gum
Trees My changing relationship with sweet gum trees (June
2026)
April
Roses on the Portuguese Camino In praise of Nature (May
2026, 1 page)
They Will Be Feather
Mary Helen makes a decree about an heirloom (Jan 2026, 4 pages)
Proximity or
That Could Be Me Imagining myself in other situations near
and far (Feb 2026, 3 pages)
Charades
and a Matthew Experience in Mala Hospitality on the
Portuguese Camino (May 2026, 3 pages)
Admissions to
Heaven Updates Several What-If Scenarios (May 2026, 2 pages)
Good Sons and Good
Daughters Two Poems (May 2026, 1 page)
Loggerheads Unchallenged
"facts" and voting choices (May 2026, 3 pages)
Marion An artist reluctantly
discloses the inspiration for her painting (May 2026, 9 pages)
Sardines and
Sunglasses Souvenirs for our wives (May 2026, 5 pages)
Miss Deenie Unconventional
acts by a school custodian (May 2026, 2 pages)
Playing
with Peter My first hike with the man who became my
favorite traveling companion (Jun 2006)
Nolan Takes Me
Hunting A first-time hunter's thoughts, concerns,
insights, and confessions
Dad's
Perspective on a Daughter's Trip to Peru
Worries and wishes of a parent prior to departure
(Dec 2003)
Harley on the
Bucket List GR's history with motorcycles and a
father-son ride on twisty roads in the Blue Ridge
Mountains in Nov 2023
True
Tales of Adventure in Peru A Father-Son
Expedition involving a motorcycle mishap in July 2024
Squirrel
on the Crescent A conversation with a stranger in
the dining car on a northbound train from New Orleans (Jun
2006)
Fire Tower An
impromptu roadside stop to check off a Bucket List item
(Jul 2006)
Spot
Reports Notes on a backpacking trip with Nog (Sept
2025)
Will She Let the Cow
Head Stay? Yard sales and family harmony (1998 or
1999)
Wisdom
Hairs A very personal perspective on the role of
hair in masculinity (2001)
Prostatectomy Perils
Finding humor in my experience with prostate cancer (Feb
2021)
Former
Student Freezes Professor's Heart An
account of cryoablation to treat atrial fibrillation (Jul
2021, 4 pages)
The Scoop on Tissie
On the passing of my favorite aunt as triggered by How
Great Thou Art (Nov 1999)
Pigs Feet and Wings
A graveside reflection on the life of Margaret Morrison
(Oct 2003)
A Tribute to Joseph
Palmisano A humor-laden graveside eulogy I
wrote and read for my first father-in-law (Dec 2007)
A Lesson from
Aunt Esther, God Rest Her Pondering the positive
attributes of woman who lived well (1999)
Memories of Miss Rita
The beloved barrista of Wofford College (Oct 2020)
Becoming a
Biology Teacher A tribute to two of my most
influential teachers involving dolphins, water bears,
sea hares & crayfish (Apr 2021)
Soaring
Spirit A lesson on loss and gratitude (Dec 2024)
Inheritance
Considering my Daddy's priorities as I make choices
which honor his memory (Nov 2023)
Seeing Tia in
a Tree Contemplating what persists when life ends,
prompted by a tree near my wilderness solo campsite (Aug
2015)
A Last
Letter to Aunt Esther An expression of fond
memories and gratitude (Feb 1999)
In-Laws in Heaven
Imagining how very my very different relatives
experience the afterlife (Sep 2024)
The
Fairest Wheel Daddy's metaphor for life and the need
to trust the Operator (Nov 2020)
Regret is a powerful motivator
Prompted by an unanswered phone call (Jan 2004)
A Lesson on
Imperfection Prompted by a mishap involving
a candleholder (Nov 2022)
Mamma's Little Green Pot
Fond memories triggered by a battered saucepan (Feb
1997) (Dec 2003)
Membership
Drive The need to belong creates puzzling
behaviors (Dec 2003)
Uncharted
Journey A letter to my wife at a time when
the future was unclear (Oct 1991)
Comparison
is the Thief of Joy Adjusting attitudes to be
satisfied with accomplishments without needing to be the
best (Aug 2024)
Succumbing to Slumber
Falling asleep during important events (Apr 2021)
The New Testament
My mother's memory of her father's treatment of a
classmate who stole her ring (Nov 2020)
Tide Change A
metaphor for a life transition (Jun 2015)
What Your
Parents Want Simplified to three
things (Sep 2024)
Interpreting
Grades and Transcripts What these can and cannot tell
you about a person (Feb 2021)
Dips in Walden's
Pond Deciding for yourself what has meaning and is
worthy of effort (Apr 2021)
Ways of Waiting The
old and new ways of waiting for news of loved ones in surgery
(Jun 2021)
Names
and Nicknames A letter to my grandson near the time
of his birth (Aug 2024)
Davis Family
Sayings On the origins of our quirky words and
phrases and the situations in which they are used (Dec
2024)
Pearls for Christmas
The story behind gifts for my daughters on our first
Christmas after Tia died (Dec 2014)
Flowers for Tia A
thank-you note essay for those who sent flowers on Tia's
passing (Dec 2014)
Wallered A strange
family tradition and what we learn when we allowed
ourselves to be battered by waves at the beach (Nov 2023)