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Geneva Diaries #24

Strasbourg and The Cult of Mithras, The Matterhorn  7/22/10 Dear Roger, Its well past midnight but I cant go to bed, I feel I must tell you about my adventures in Strasbourg before I lose them to the day. Strasbourg, the capital of the Alsace region in North East France on the border with GermanyContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #24”

Geneva Diaries #22

Miranda, Graubunden, Tarasp – Walk Down The Brahmaputra 5/20/10 Dear Roger, What’s going on??? From my bunker in the hills I hear stories about things considered sacred in America, a household name: the Miranda Rights, protection against coerced confessions made by persons in police custody being mutilated (apparently the AG is asking congress to enact legislationContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #22”

Geneva Diaries #21

Of Beasts and Men, The Jabberwocky and Laal Kaan, Traditional Knowledge and The Tale of The Ice Mommy 2/09/10 Dear Roger, Guess what…we are off to Graubunden tomorrow for the long weekend, and I am VERY excited, not only am I returning after a span of 13 years (and many lifetimes) to my first stopContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #21”

Geneva Diaries #19

Mulling over Morocco: Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart and Where did all the Good Guys Go? Kyoto Nuclear Arms Race 4/21/10 On Sun, Apr 18, 2010. Dear Purnima, It’s our last night in Kyoto, and we’ve had a marvelous time here, although my feet are tired and sore from all the walking we have done. Yesterday was theContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #19”

Excerpts – Geneva Diaries (#11-#15)

Letter #11 ALL THE SONS OF GENEVA–EMIGRANTS TALE – PIRATES – DONNER PASS 12/07/09 Dear Roger, There is much excitement all around, and we seem to be in the center of it all. Geneva is celebrating its annual festival L’Escalade, where the Genevois repelled a surprise attack on the night of December 11th, 1602, by theContinue reading “Excerpts – Geneva Diaries (#11-#15)”

Excerpts – Geneva Diaries (#6-#10)

Letters To Roger Letter #6 Dear Roger, I saw a fabulous movie this weekend which immediately lifted my spirits, Good Morning England a “must see”! Its about a band of rogue DJ’s broadcasting their music which was scandalous and unacceptable to the establishment of the day from a pirate ship stationed in the middle of theContinue reading “Excerpts – Geneva Diaries (#6-#10)”

Excerpts – Geneva Diaries (#1-#5)

Letters To Roger Letter #1 6/16/09 Dear Purnima, You so aptly characterized that period in the US. It was the time in my life where I was a graduate student, learning to see the world through different sets of eyes, loosing that sense of innocence I had about existence and understanding that all the KoolContinue reading “Excerpts – Geneva Diaries (#1-#5)”