Ocean

What’s the population of Ireland? Ed asks. I don’t know... less than that of Poland. Which is? Poland is at 38 million. The Internet tel...

That’ll wake the whole lot of them , the flight attendant mumbled as the plane’s wheels touched the runway. It was a ferocious bump. But rea...

And maybe there is something to be gained from long hours on buses and planes after all. Maybe these are the times when you can observe peop...

I’m off. Now, it ought not take that long to get to where we’re heading. But of course, we are not choosing the easiest way of getting so...

In my view, there are two types out there – the one who cleans the house just before leaving for vacation and the one who does not (presumab...

Spending a day attending to a fistful of loose ends can feel as stupefying as watching an endless string of sitcoms on TV. Ten hours later I...

Well, I have two announcements: First, I bought my espresso at a café that is actually reasonably close to me, even as it is so off the ca...

All day long, I work. I am so focused on work that I simply do not pay attention right now to anything that may distract me. I wake up at 3 ...

I’m racing to finish grading this week. It’s a self imposed deadline, but still, I’d like to be done so that I can indulge in a few weeks of...

One holiday from my childhood that I have great nostalgia for is June 1st. In postwar Poland this was the Day of the Child. Oh sure, it wa...

I ask Ed if Memorial Day in America is a day of remembering all who have died or only those who have died in battle. And then I think – what...