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Another Dancer’s Story from Le Grand Continental
Thanks to all the people who responded to my article in The Boston Globe and shared their own stories of neophyte dancers with dreams of ballet and Broadway. One of the most inspiring was from Lill, whom I featured in … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity Series, Copley Square, dance, Gene Kelly, Le Grand Continental, the Boston Globe, University of Iowa
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12-Step Program to Turn an Angry Young Man into a Pollyanna
Forty years ago, while discussing the inequities of our world at a deep night college party – ranting is the more accurate verb – my friend peered over his beer and shook his head. “You are one angry young man.” … Continue reading
Chelsea Handler and the Nonagenarian Nun
Twice a year I drive out to Albany for lunch. It’s not an efficient trip. I drive three hours each way along the Mass Pike to spend two, maybe three, hours with my ninety-two year old aunt. Aunt Fran is … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Gore, Catholic Church, Chelsea Handler, david McCullough, Dors Kearns Goodwin, Nathaniel Philbrook, nun, Sound of Music
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The Upside of Discriminatory Legislation
Recent legislative actions aimed against gay people, such as Arizona’s failed attempt to allow businesses select discrimination or Uganda’s draconian anti-homosexuality law, might imply that gay rights are under siege as never before. But that perspective is wrong. Gay rights … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Arizona anti-gay legislation, civil rights, discrimination, gay, Uganda, Uganda anti-gay legislation
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Romeo and Juliet Redux
Out in the Dark is a 2012 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The two lovers meet early on and fall in love at first sight. Only Juliet is another guy. They come from warring families. Only the Capulet’s are … Continue reading
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Tagged gay, gay Israeli, gay Palestine, Israel, Out in the Dark, Palestine, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
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30 Tweets in 30 Days
This is an article recently published in WBUR Cognoscenti http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2014/03/04/learning-to-think-in-140-characters-paul-fallon The marketing director of my architectural firm set up a Twitter account for me. She explained how social media connections fit into the firm’s marketing strategy and described how to … Continue reading
The Slow Boat from Battambang to Siem Reap
There are two ways to get from Battambang, Cambodia to Siem Reap. The bus through Sisophon takes about three hours and costs $5.50. The boat along the Sangker River takes seven to nine hours, costs twenty dollars, and requires a … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Personal
Tagged Battambang, Boat to Siem Reap, Cambodia, Sanger River, Siem Reap, Tonle Sap
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Chinese Noodle
During a recent trip to Cambodia my daughter and I visited Battambang twice – en route from Abby’s home village of Kra Kor to Siem Reap, and on our return trip. During those two brief stays we ate at Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Personal
Tagged Angkor beer, Battambang, Cambodia, Chinese Noodle, Peace Corps
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Personal Hygiene Tips from the Developing World
One thing American’s dislike about traveling to developing countries is dealing with other, presumably lesser, standards of hygiene. After two weeks in Cambodia I not only got used to how this poor country deals with bodily functions, I came to … Continue reading
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