10 Sep A Letter from Paris
I have a ritual I do when my creativity is blocked. When I need to design a new logo or website and nothing comes to mind, I will venture out...
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08 Sep One of Paris’ Secrets – in the 13th
[caption id="attachment_3715" align="alignleft" width="300"] { click to see detail on building }[/caption] Wandered through the 13th arrondissement yesterday. Overall it feels like a good, working class neighborhood that holds Paris' newspaper...
07 Sep Lose Weight Eating All the Butter You Want
I figure I'm walking on average of 10 miles per day – at least. Several days I've pushed 12 or 13. Accordingly to sources online, Paris is about 9 miles east...
06 Sep Ooh là là ~ French Men!
"Oh, those Stapleton women!" It's been a phrase I've heard passed around my father's side of the family for years. The Stapleton men – 4 brothers in all – were...
05 Sep The Louvre or Not?
The following article was published by Huffington Post on the front cover of their Living Fearlessly section.Excuse me, but I'm going to be a bit sacrilegious for a moment.I'm walking...
05 Sep Airing Dirty Laundry about the French
Phew. Traveling is not all a bed of roses especially when you've got dirty laundry.Yesterday I spent the entire day strolling through the 1st and 2nd arrondissement. There is such...
03 Sep Got Scammed Today in the 12th
. . .more on that later. I left the apartment a little after 8am and didn't return til almost 1. I figure I walked between 10 and 11 miles this morning....
02 Sep 4th Arrondissement: Le Marais
Le Marais. WOW! In the old days of King Louis & Sons it was the gem of the city. All the bluebloods lived here. Beautiful mega mansions, lush lawns and lots...
01 Sep My Technology Does Not Speak French
It's been a rough start. I must say that if I wasn't so tethered to technology, I would be having a much easier time. Cell phones have been tough. Of the...
31 Aug I Forgot My Passport
Yep, I did. It was a hell of a way to start this trip. I had so methodically set aside one special box to keep my passport, my computer codes, copies of my...