I found twenty bucks today. I was waiting for a place at the self check out counter at the grocery store. Only one of three self check out posts was working, and there was a much longer line for the cashier so I patiently waited there. I finished my payment and as I was leaving,... Continue Reading →
Feeling a bit Van Trapp
I went on my annual hike with my friend, and we went from Switzerland into Austria, and back out again. I was filled with music every day when I woke up, but the songs that mostly stuck in my head were from The Sound of Music. There were no edelweiss, though, being that the whole... Continue Reading →
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
I was walking through my village and took a popular short cut on the far end. There's an old, abandoned hotel there, which used to be used for tuberculosis patients who came to be cured in the village. It's a pretty area with a spectacular view. The hotel is abandoned, and it's rather romantic and... Continue Reading →
The Downside of Dreams
My partner and I did an old project of mine. For a long time, I'd wanted to climb the Miroir d'Argentine, have a taxi bring our stuff up to the mountain village, spend the night and climb at l'Ecuelle the next day. I had the idea on my last trip to the Miroir, but I... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 