Spain — Part 1
My first trip to Spain coincided with Christmas and New Year 2007-08. It was mostly a quiet affair. I met up with friends from Cuba in Madrid, where it was cold and rained most of the time, typical weather I’m informed for Madrid in December. I did the usual tourist things, walked the streets, visited the many squares, strolled passed the palace walls and went for a paddle in the lake in the large attractive park.
I was sent this story by a friend who is totally deaf and visually impaired. Check this out, its amazing.
Blind student earns medical degree, sees no limits
By Andy Manis, AP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The young medical student was nervous as he slid the soft, thin tube down into the patient’s windpipe. It was a delicate maneuver — and he knew he had to get it right.
This was sent to me by a good friend, Ryan Monahan
Any feedback is welcome
Tony
“When Life Was Full There Was No History”
“In the age when life on earth was full, no one paid any special
attention to worthy men, nor did they single out the man of ability.
Rulers were simply the highest branches on the tree, and the people
were like deer in the woods.
Living in the Moment.
When Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire at the end of his gig in Monterey, California in Spring 1967, he began the ‘Summer of Love’ and started something electric. He blazed through four years of psychedelia before his sudden demise in October 1970. However, in that short period he left his mark on the world as he ‘lived in the moment.’
Although I have not set the world alight in quite the same fashion,
Iceland essay — Part 2
The only place to be is on the road.
Meeting people and having fun is what we do!
My second week in Iceland was mind blowing — an experience never to be forgotten.
Ryan, the young but mature American I had met, and I hit the road for a drive around Iceland’s coast on a journey of inspiration and soul enlightenment. For me,
