Jim Smith

Playing ‘gotcha’ at local level

When you stand before a public elected board or committee, and denounce their policies, and demand retributions, resignations ...

Jim Smith

A photo journey to a Tuscan villa

This week we will visit the small hilltop town of Castelmuzio in the heart of Tuscany. You can ...

Jim Smith

A bookstore with a canal entrance

Who would ever have imagined that you could enter a bookstore from a canal? As a former owner ...

Jim Smith

Internet makes traveling simple

We saw the Pope. We sat there in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, described as the most impressive ...

Jim Smith

Of mules and how to talk to stepsons

One finds insights in the strange corners sometimes, a simple observation that makes a mountain of sense. The ...

Jim Smith

Discovering ancient truisms

It’s fun to discover something from an archive written nearly 100 years ago, which could have historical implications ...

Jim Smith

Joining the electronic library

At our house, this week, we purchased our second Kindle e-book reader. The first Kindle was a Christmas ...

Jim Smith

More playtime within our borders

So what’s the big attraction here with all those motel rooms out by U.S. 27 and the by-pass? ...

Jim Smith

Musings from a great writer

In an old interview replayed on TV recently, noted Southern Civil War Author Shelby Foote was discussing his ...

Jim Smith

Alberta – It’s all gone

Since Wednesday, like most of us, we have been glued to news channels and the Internet witnessing the ...

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