T here are those places on the wine trail in Italy that really pay homage to a glorious past. But sometimes they don’t have to shout. All it...

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W e’ve all had it happen to us. You walk into an Italian restaurant, somewhere in America, and the place is bustling. Waiters are carrying t...

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I recently drove from Dallas to San Antonio for a meeting. It was decided at the last minute; the plane ride would have cost more than one...

A reminiscence C ollege life was one of my most cherished periods. I was away from home and the parents for the first time. My college w...

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Posted from a sunny perch in America ~ Somewhere between a "cloud of unknowing" and "unknown knowns" 2011 , that was t...

L ately, folks around me have either been dying, dropping out or retiring. Yes, I know almost everyone living looks in a mirror and sees the...

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