The Venetian ⋅ 59 ⋅
Warning: This diary may be inappropriate for the thin-skinned, easily offended or those who feel victimized by life in general. Provider of unfiltered and honest opinions. So who/what am I? Among other things: Epicure, Traveler, Polymath, Critic, Dog Rescue Advocate, Physician
Io so' io, e voi non siete un cazzo!
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Americans on Spring Break - Stay Out of Europe in Another OD refugee
The case of the Alabama college student who went to Spain on Spring Break and ended up dead has made the news here - mostly because it is a problem we experience every year. Most incidents rar...
Flight on the Condor... in Another OD refugee
I learned today of a German-operated airline that has been in business for 70 years! Originally majority-owned by Lufthansa, it is now one of their biggest competitors in Germany. Their long-h...
It's that time of year... in Another OD refugee
The run-up to my birthday has the yearly tradition of all my medical check-ins. I do my annual physical with labs, then get to visit THREE different providers for my eye exam, retinal exam, and...
Call me Carnac the Magnificent... in Another OD refugee
Rather as I predicted, AP went ahead with his heart surgery and ran into some difficulties. He ended up with a triple bypass, a TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement), and a mitral valve...
Has anyone had the OD export actually work? in Another OD refugee
Sure, I get an email that says my 1,394 entries were exported. But the link that says Download Your Export fails every time. It offers to have me do it again, but then says: You exported this...
Stuffed CABG... in Another OD refugee
My cousin's husband, AP, is one of those people who didn't practice healthy habits his entire life, and is now paying the price at 79. Years of obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, and poor diet...
IKEA shipping adventures... in Another OD refugee
Our guest quarters are self-contained, with a small efficiency kitchen and an independent entrance. I buy the plates, cups, wineglasses, etc. for the guest quarters from IKEA. They are inexpen...
Do Americans realize how gay their football is? in Another OD refugee
While Americans view what they call football as a bastion of traditional hypermasculinity, anyone watching the sport cannot help but notice some deeply queer undercurrents. The game involves...
The C in NYC stands for Clusterfuck, apparently... in Another OD refugee
2023 was my last visit to NYC, and the cracks were showing (and expanding) then. But it was a Utopia compared to what it has become. You wouldn't think the reek of stale piss in the subways wo...
Going to the Circus... in Another OD refugee
And by the circus, I mean NYC. It should be good for a few laughs, if only to see what a shit show it has become, especially under the current new mayor. From what we read in the world news, ...
In defense of the R-word in Memories
The death of political correctness ("wokeness") in the USA is a thing to be celebrated. While out at dinner many years ago, a woman made the mistake of telling me she had a special child. "W...
A tribute to Mozart... in Another OD refugee
"Mozart is the greatest composer of all. Beethoven created his music, but the music of Mozart is of such purity and beauty that one feels he merely found it;that it has always existed as part of...
The New Yorker Magazine vs. NY in Another OD refugee
Several years ago, I was reading my latest issue of The New Yorker magazine by the fireplace at the hotel, and a colleague commented that you can take the man out of New York, but not New York o...
The ravens of unresting thought... in Memories
"…Flying, crying, to and fro,Cruel claw and hungry throat,Or else they stand and sniff the wind,And shake their ragged wings: alas!" ~ William Butler Yeats Something in the air has put me i...
