Category Archives: travel
Grok is Now Free
… and the first suggestion it offered was to “draw me.” The drawing is based on my avatar. Here I am, according to Grok: Allahu akbar!! Oh, and for those who don’t already know, my avatar photo was taken in … Continue reading
Just Got Back from the US…
I just returned to my adoptive country of Dominican Republic after spending a month in (what used to be) the United States. Generally speaking, I avoided political discussions with relatives; it’s not productive. However, politics did come up a few … Continue reading
Happy Dragon Fruit Day!
I wasn’t expecting it to happen so soon; it’s not even officially summer, and yet this is what greeted me at my local supermarket this morning: Yes, those are Dragon Fruits, known as “Pitahaya” here in Dominican Republic. Here’s my … Continue reading
Food-Sharing in the Tropics
It’s time for one of my insightful, but likely unoriginal, observations. If you move to the tropics, you’ll soon find out that food doesn’t last very long here. Even if refrigerated, things go bad pretty quickly. My solution was to … Continue reading