When I was at university there was a professor, Dr. Curtsinger, who was obsessed with Moby Dick. I never took any classes with him, but ...

I really don’t like thinking about death, but I think about it a lot. It is brought to the forefront of my thoughts by tragic events hap...

Despite many trips to Washington DC, I had never been to the Smithsonian American Art Museum until this summer. It is not one of the muse...

In our family, we listen to audiobooks constantly - in the car, playing legos, cooking, cleaning, getting ready to go to sleep. We have l...

The British Museum - full of brilliant historical art and artifacts - like the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles, and the colossal Assyria...

or "Part Two of My First European Adventure" In the summer of 1995, I made my first trek across Europe. I began by touring England and Sc...

This month twenty four years ago, in the summer of 1995, I made my first trek across Europe. I began by touring England and Scotland befo...

In the fall of 1995, I traveled to Italy to study for the semester at the University of Dallas Rome campus, located just outside of Rome ...

My husband and I have just finished a refreshing three-day class at the Dallas Institute discussing Gogol’s Dead Souls, Melville’s Bartle...