woody's world

One of the common metaphors for a person’s life is the hourglass. The sand starts in the top, birth, and runs out into the bottom, death...

Social Security: Why is it in Trouble? There are basically 2 answers to this question. The first is purely demographic. More people are...

If you read “Clan of the Cave Bear” you know about the custom of cursing someone with death, and in that culture the curse made them dea...

I pulled up my diesel Hyundai to the pump. Nice little car. Four doors, leg room, sound system, AC and nicely suspended. Fun to drive on...

We got up early by our French standards and were on the road by 8:30, off to the kayak rental beach on the River Tarn. This is about a 2+ ho...

One morning we went to a “market” to shop for food and other things. This kind of market is unlike any I have ever seen in the U.S. Many ve...

Time for a breather. The President just talked about “compromise” and a news commentator listed all the areas where compromise between t...

I admit it. I am very uncomfortable on high places, near an edge. I don’t like to stand close to the gua...

One of the many cathedrals and basilicas in Europe is the Basilica St Nazaire in Carcassonne. We were looking forward to visiting Carcasson...

We were sitting on the lower circle in Cordes-sur-Ciel when a young man came over to the table and handed us a small flyer. I thought “Oh b...