Poet, Activist, Humanist
I’m in Lisbon, the capitol of Portugal, where all is calm, except at the Fado clubs and probably a few bars, and it’s 6 hours later than my home state, Colorado, where the polls are still open, and where I voted a couple of weeks ago. A vote like many other early votes that won’t … Read more
I’ve been writing so much about topics belonging in Politics & Social Justice that I think it’s time for something else. The following is an excerpt from my book, Voice of a Voyage. I include it now because it reminds me of that entire process of giving and receiving. I’ve been revising my Living Trust … Read more
WHAT DO RICK STEVES and SAINT AUGUSTINE HAVE IN COMMON? They want you to travel outside your own country. Saint Augustine, “The World is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” Rick Steves has built a huge business encouraging and helping people, especially Americans, travel outside the United States. But … Read more
This part of Patagonia, this maze of sea and ice and rock holds its own mystery, casts its own spell. It is a place to hold one’s breath, or it will be taken away. Go. While it is still there, before we have destroyed it. We boarded the M/V Stella Australis in Punta Arenas, Chile, … Read more
Please remember that just because I escaped here in January and early February and now am asking you to do the same, at least briefly, it doesn’t mean we give up on our political action. Russia, EPA, ACA, the budget . . . . Escape to Patagonia for a moment’s respite. We returned our rental … Read more