Nothing is permanent in this wicked world –- not even our troubles.
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
2011: Diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
After the Diagnosis
2011: Vietnam
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I defeated claustrophobia crawling though the Cu Chi Tunnels.
I made it out of the tunnels unscathed,
but my Vera Bradley bag wasn't so fortunate.
2012: Peru
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Susan and I pose for pictures before boarding the Cessna 206 for a flight over the Nazca Lines.
I had no fear of flying!
I had no fear of flying!
I took this photo of the spider geoglyph feeling totally tranquil!
Our Nazca pilot told us that many believe the geoglyphs were offerings to the gods. I wondered if they were giant ritual offerings. l thought of the symbols of the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
My friends, Andrea and Mark, are waving the lulav, etrog, and willow branch at our 2020 celebration.
2013: Capri
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It was as though I was flying on the Seggiova Monte Solaro chairlift to the top of Mount Solaro.
A strange sight below
The locals call Mount Solaro "Cloud Catcher."
As we rose to the top of the mountain, the clouds parted, and we had a beautiful view of Capri.
As we rose to the top of the mountain, the clouds parted, and we had a beautiful view of Capri.
2012: In Flight
I stopped taking the ritual photo of the airplane and started to look outwards.
2020: Asheboro, North Carolina
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Zora and I spent two days in the woods of Asheboro, NC
on a socially-distanced getaway from the pandemic.
on a socially-distanced getaway from the pandemic.
