I have a few notes from our trip that didn’t make it into the heart of the travel log. I’ll be posting them here over the next few days because, quite frankly, these are important observations, too important for … Read on Macduff...
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My One-Word-Review of Harry Nilsson’s “Nilsson Sings Newman”
Poffertjes. (and I mean that as a compliment)
“About-creativity.com, I choose you!”
Woke up this morning to find that some wonderful human being over at Yahoo had selected us as Yahoo Picks’ “Pick of the Day.” If you’ve discovered this site through that review, welcome!
The artist interviews to-date include: … Read on Macduff...
An Interview with Kim Addonizio
Photo credit: Joe Allen.
Kim Addonizio is the author of three books of poetry from BOA Editions: The Philosopher’s Club, Jimmy & Rita, and Tell Me, which was a finalist for the 2000 National Book Award. Her latest poetry collection, … Read on Macduff...
And speaking of Gouda….
We spent a swell morning in the town of Gouda today, where my 9-year-old daughter offered up this memorable quote:
Daddy? I forget. Oh wait — I remember. Daddy — compared to Gouda, American cheese is vomit.
And I say, … Read on Macduff...
Young Gouda, I’m coming for ya….
When I was seven, my folks moved our family to Holland where we lived for the next five years. A big motivator for this trip has been my longstanding desire to make that return to wooded Wassenaar with my wife … Read on Macduff...
Brugge by day
Lovely afternoon on Tuesday. The highlight was a 320-step climb up that 13th Century Brugge belfry. Here’s what the tower looks like by day:
We adults were quite winded. Our 6- and 9-year olds were pretty much unaffected by gravity. … Read on Macduff...
A reasonable law
We’ve run into lots of crazy laws here in Europe. For example, did you know it’s a crime to transport livestock in a Volkswagen Passat?
This is one law I agree with, however:
The locals here in Brugge tell me … Read on Macduff...
Brugge at night
Most of today was spent racing from Colmar to Brugge — our version of the Gumball Rally (I like to think I was part of Cobra Team).
In France, every cute little village was noted with a sign by the … Read on Macduff...
Colmar, Harrison Ford, and me
As I mentioned a little earlier today, we’ve driven from Switzerland and the snow to sweltering France. Crossing over (with less than a wave from the border guards) we were struck by how much the countryside in this part of … Read on Macduff...