I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Pope Francis. In my mind he was sincere, real, full of humanity, and cared deeply about the state of the world and the people in it. I remember when he was elected by the Conclave; my good friend and journalist Eric was in Rome covering... Continue Reading →

I had met some very nice Mexicians a few weeks ago and they decided they wanted to give me a cake party at the hotel. I decided I would invite a few of my friends and we could have a meeting of cultures. It worked very well…they all speak English, thank goodness! It was a... Continue Reading →