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September 11, 2007

God Bless The USA

9-11...comes every year and I don't know what to say. Something should be said but are there REALLY any words to express what happened on that horrible day in our history? My 93 year old grandmother says she can only compare the events of 9-11 to the attack on Pearl Harbor. In her mind at least all these years later, 9-11 was much more horrific for the United States. I can only imagine.

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September 06, 2007

A Sad Day in the Opera World

Luciano_pavarotti_bA sad day the world over today with the loss of Luciano Pavarotti. Can anyone ever take his place? No, he was one of a kind. But who else is on the horizon?

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September 11, 2006

Where Did All The Flags Go?

Where Did All The Flags Go

Where did all the flags go?
Did I miss something on the news?
Is the war over?
Did we win or lose?
Wait a minute this can't be right
Four Marines killed in Iraq last night

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September 02, 2006

Aruba & Venezuela

I recently happened to see an online discussion about the Miami Herald article "Aruba an uneasy neighbor as Venezuela builds forces".

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August 25, 2006

Another Brave New World In Travel

IMHO, brace yourselves because all indications are that new security measures may be around for awhile. Supposedly the terrorists have found a "secret weapon" and until Homeland Security finds a device which they feel does the job of detecting explosive liquids, we are going to pretty much have to live with this lousy situation. Ingredients for a Bomb Are Not Hard to Find.

June 21, 2006

IS Aruba REALLY Safe?

Let's do a quick comparison of Aruba and the British Virgin Islands, the richest island in the Caribbean. Do I have a beef with the British Virgin Islands? Absolutely not, we had a wonderful day there in 2004 and look forward to another one the end of this year.

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