Tag Archives: Off the Wall

My favorite wilderness

November 30, 2009 – 6:56 pm

From infancy to the time I worked (and thus had few vacation days), I have visited West Virginia. I still try to visit at Christmas. My mom’s from there, and my grandmother still lives there “in the house by the road,” not to be confused with our pre-Civil War “house on the mountain,” which is–as [...]

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Lighthouse moment

October 17, 2009 – 5:40 am

Either Amir or I took this picture when we took a cruise to the Bahamas for Florida Press Club business. (Believe it or not, it’s cheaper to meet on a cruise because everything is inclusive. It would cost much more to pay for food, lodging and transportation to a central city.)
I do love a good [...]

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Close to home

August 26, 2009 – 12:46 am

Today’s Off the Wall sampling is a place that will be very special to me soon. It’s the site of the rehearsal dinner at Harbor Lights Restaurant and Bar by Lake Panasoffkee in Sumter County.

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Off the Wall

July 14, 2009 – 7:18 pm

With the second installment of my Off the Wall series, I thought I’d show you something on a wall.
During the Ireland/U.K. trip of ‘08, my best friend Jessica and I took a Black Taxi tour through Belfast to hear about the Troubles, the strife between Catholics and Protestants that, sadly, continues.
This particular picture was [...]

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Cà d’zan

June 21, 2009 – 5:37 am

Writing a journalism blog is difficult when you’re not exactly writing anything. Well, that isn’t quite accurate; I am working on that travel essay. And, sure, I copy edit and design for a newspaper, but it’s not as compelling as, say, escaping the Taliban. (Er…not that I would want to be captured by the Taliban. [...]

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