As with previous trips to Paris, this time I continued to be fascinated by the dogs: in restaurants, on the streets, in stores--everywhere, and so well-behaved. Perhaps the fascination/attraction was....

My neighbors are a valuable resource. One day I wanted to hang something on my wall. I had a hammer, but I had no nails. I could’ve bought some, but I only needed one. Somebody had to have a...

Companions, the fortunate lot of which I’m a part, don’t always get to choose the places to which we travel. Those of us whose companions are in snowy regions, in particular, find ourselv.... .

A childhood friend once brought me a gift from India--a simple saffron-colored cotton sari, for the child I was then. I have an almost physical memory of the feel of the fabric, of trying to figure o....

They’ve have never been as awesome as they were when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s. As a grownup (sort of), my Fridays are often a black-tie blur. I race with a companion from my suite , wher...

Imagine if we all gave to ourselves the good things we want for those we love. One day, talking with a gentlemen companion, I asked what to do when my best girlfriend feels unsettled or unhappy. He ...

By celebrating my own beauty, I discovered radiance all around me. On a tour of temples and spiritual sites, my companion and I agreed to abandon our Westwen garments for the duration of the trip and...

I received an email telling me that prostitution is a "deep pit" according to Proverbs 23:27-28. Here’s my response: Dear Sir: Thank you for doing so much to educa....

Advertising has become a parasite on human communication--always positioning itself in the middle of human interactions, activities and, recently, even social relations. It's terrible to see idiotic ...

I was 6 years old, and yes, soap on a rope was integral. It all started the way these things often do: innocently and in a carpool. I walked over to the house of my ride, Mrs. P., holding a wrapped..