Going To Paris

Charlottesville May 29, 2026 More Kleenex!! Hard to believe I’ve been on this adventure for over eight years, starting with the night (March 31, 2018) that Lucian and I (and our friends Matt and Blake) heard Buffett sing this song at JPJ. He went to Paris looking for answers To questions that bothered him so He was impressive, young and aggressive Saving the world on his own But the warm summer breezes The French wines and cheeses Put his ambition at bay Summers and winters

Charlottesville May 29, 2026 We try to trick ourselves into thinking it’s about other things — doing good, chasing success, etc. — but it’s always about a girl. Here’s the “missing” fourth verse:

Charlottesville May 28, 2026 Well, I have broken "the dam" and started to look into what I have ahead of me on Sunday when I fly to Alaska. I start with a 20 minute flight from Charlottesville to Dulles that leaves here around 2 PM. The Anchorage flight leaves Dulles at approximately 540 PM and is on a 737 Max 8 with 166 seats. The flight takes almost 7 hours and 45 minutes; I'm sure glad I used miles to purchase a first class seat. The route appears to be the blue curve o

Charlottesville May 28, 2026 I've been having that classic problem of waking at 2 AM and not being able to get back to sleep. A friend suggested I read this article and try cognitive shuffling. I tried it tonight and it helped a bit. I'm going to keep at it and see if I can build my cognitive shuffling muscle. Article by Angela Haupt When you can’t fall asleep because you’re too stressed, counting sheep might not be enough. Instead, experts suggest a simple mental trick th

Charlottesville May 28, 2026 For the past few days, I have had Zac Brown's Colder Weather on a recurring loop (is that redundant? It's 4 AM -- my mind isn't awake yet.). It is such an incredibly power song about longing and love. The use of the metaphor "colder weather" is genius. Often when I have seen the band in person they intertwine a verse from the Eagles' Take It To The Limit which I admit pushes me over the edge of controlling my emotions. As I was reading about t

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Charlottesville May 27, 2026 Sunday I leave on my Alaska wanderabout. I will fly from Charlottesville to Dulles and then nonstop (hopefully!) to Anchorage. After a few days in Anchorage, I have a ticket on a train through Denali to Fairbanks. From Fairbanks, I will drive to Chicken where I have a cabin for two nights; it will serve as my home base for my trip into Canada to visit the no-longer-there Paris, Yukon and Dawson City which is known as "the Paris of the North."

Charlottesville May 27, 2026 The "Colbert Questionert" (a playful spin on "questionnaire") is a signature segment introduced on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2021. The recurring bit consists of 15 rapid-fire, whimsical, yet probing questions designed to cover the full spectrum of human experience—from existential thoughts on death to mundane topics like sandwiches. The Origins & Evolution The Inspiration: The concept partly stemmed from a memorable 2019 interview Col