Lost in New Jersey

My 2018 reading list 2018 was a very good year when it came to two of my favorite hobbies -- reading and taking photos. Here are 9 min...

Like Ebenezer Scrooge, I am being haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Past. Two nights ago, the above photo -- beside a Christmas tree wi...

“Tell me about a complicated man.” That’s the way Emily Wilson, classics professor at the University of Pennsylvania, begins her transla...

1. Family Driving west on Route 4 in Paramus, NJ, with my 26-year-old daughter in the passenger’s seat. I hardly see her anymore (althou...

The Odyssey  by  Homer My rating:  4 of 5 stars “Tell me about a complicated man.” That’s the way Emily Wilson, classics professor at ...