The virus, the lockdown, the protests, the riots, and Donald Trump made me crazy Then the corona virus hit. When the mayor and governor issued their “Hoosier hunker-down” orders my feeling of isolation and alienation really spiked. The housekeeper and … Continue reading
Welcome to Kathmandu 1995 Where are the traffic lights and street signs? Water buffalo, cows, dogs, goats, roosters, and chickens wander across and sleep in the streets. Masses of people – women in beautiful flowing saris with dabs of paint … Continue reading
You Have to Get Lost Before You Can Be Found Jeff Rasley Pikey Peak base camp is a yak herding station. Our group of three trekkers from the US and staff of seven Nepalese were camped there in anticipation … Continue reading
A Modest Proposal to Cure what Ails the Body Politic in Facebook A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Abraham Lincoln The almost-deadly attack by a gunman at a Republican baseball practice on June 14th briefly focused national attention on … Continue reading
Memories of a Childhood Hero; Nostalgia and the Cost of Hero Worship by Jeff Rasley Chip Hilton was perfect – at least in the mind of this boy growing up in a small town in Indiana before the Beatles were … Continue reading
The Phoenix Rises at the University of Chicago by Jeff Rasley John D. Rockefeller gave the money and Marshall Field gave the land to create the University of Chicago in 1890. Rockefeller considered the U of C “the best investment … Continue reading
My Second Home, Basa Village The first time I went to Nepal it was 1995 and I was amazed and bewildered by the cultural potpourri of Katmandu. The drive from Tribhuvan International Airport to the Mustang Hotel was a moving … Continue reading