My Turkish doppelganger
My brother sent me an email saying that a Turkish guitarist I had commended to him looks just like me. There is, in fact, a strong resemblance. I actually had not heard the fellow’s music until today, although I probably did commend him to my brother without having heard him. So here is a picture […]
Prickly Expat Egghead Buys a Kindle E-reader
Readers of my blog may be interested to hear reports of my experiences with the Kindle e-reader. I purchased the device yesterday. The one I purchased was the “Wi-fi” model, on the grounds that I would not often need or want to download content while in transit. Generally speaking, there has been one overwhelmingly pleasant […]
Coincidence in a State of Mourning
My mother, who died on December 3, 2010, was living in a large condominium complex for seniors that also had assisted living services. I asked the management if I could see what she had put in her storage locker in the basement. There were two empty suitcases and a box filled with papers. I would […]
Brief Eulogy
As already noted on my Facebook page, my mother, Barbara Scodel, died on December 3 at the age of 87. Her health had been deteriorating seriously for about two years, and she had had three major strokes over the past six years or so. She was a person of great generosity and joie de vivre […]