An autumn day in the mountainsSometimes you just gotta get the hell out of town: Minnie Driver, Gross Point Blank. Autumn is bursting out all over. Long story short. I got outa town. Next thing I know I’m in Primrose, N.C. with… Oct 28 26October 28, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Icelandia sketchbookThe land of dancing water. Like I told you all before, friends, neighbors and loyal readers, reality ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. And even though Iceland is a breathtaking island in its own rig… Sep 10 26September 10, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Final musings on our epic Iceland Ring Road JourneyHey, look! A Floridian. How can you tell a Floridian in Iceland? He’s the one posing his reflective sun glasses on an ice floe in an attempt to get a killer shot. On a more serious note. Iceberg La… Sep 09 26September 09, 2026Article at Ron on authory
In which I finally discover the true IcelandThe lost tribe of Iceland. Listen, you know me, friends, neighbors and loyal readers. I am anything but judgmental or critical. Heck, I recently looked up “open minded” in the dictionary just for g… Sep 07 26September 07, 2026Article at Ron on authory
What you probably didn’t know about IcelandAnd probably don’t need to Long story short: We were in the RV for a long time today. A long time. Not to dis Iceland, but it is a really, really big island. And as cool, absorbing and fascinating … Sep 06 26September 06, 2026Article at Ron on authory
I know a placeThe Great Icelandic Ring Road Expedition: Day 3. Listen, I could tell you about how I communed with sheep on the desolate east coast of Iceland today. Or about how I went to a place where steam ven… Sep 05 26September 05, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Second thoughts on IcelandIn retrospect, I may have been a little bit too…oh, let’s just say snarky…in my previous post, Everything you need to know about Iceland. Wait! Maybe Iceland isn’t a death trap after all. Chalk it … Sep 04 26September 04, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Slave to the three ringsTrue confession. Having seen Disney’s “Pinocchio” countless times – first as a kid and later as a father – I never liked that whistling do-gooder. I get it. “Always let your conscience … Aug 10 26August 10, 2026Article at Ron on authory
My life as a reluctant gym ratIf you choose an elliptical or treadmill on the far left side of Planet Fitness, you will find yourself staring at CNN. On the far right side, you get Fox News. So give PF credit for being, um, pol… Aug 06 26August 06, 2026Article at Ron on authory
A couple a days in HarrisburgFirst impressions through a distorted lens Hard up against the Susquehanna the Harrisburgers dwell. As a Trained Observer Of The Human Condition I continue to pursue my epic quest to expose obscure… Jul 02 26July 02, 2026Article at Ron on authory
The Georgian towers of LondonThe Tower of London bores me. Hell, it’s not even much of a tower. Just a low stone enclosure built by the Norman King William The Conqueror to protect himself from his unruly English subjects. Som… May 21 26May 21, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Hey Banksy! Where’s the red tie?London’s newest art attraction, complements of Banksy. A low-loader, some traffic cones and “the sort of dudes who can set up a Metallica concert in 24 hours” – this was all Banks… May 20 26May 20, 2026Article at Ron on authory
What would Plato think?I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts: Plato Random thoughts after three days in the birthplace of democracy and the city of sour fruit. The bitter truth The first thing you … May 18 26May 18, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Mykonos sketchbookHere’s the skinny on Mykonos. And you can trust me on this, I spent three days there. I’m like a Mykonos encyclopedia. Apparently the first tourists came to this sun-kissed island in triremes. Now … May 15 26May 15, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Been there, done that, rode no donkeyListen, I’m no babe in the woods. I been down some trails pal. Mountain trails. Forest trails. I’ve hiked the hike. I’ve walked the walk. But I gotta say that walking from the Santorini town of Fir… May 11 26May 11, 2026Article at Ron on authory
What a reflective airport“What a dramatic airport!” Mel Brooks: High Anxiety Dr. Richard ‘Harpo’ Thorndyke pronounced San Francisco’s ‘a dramatic airport.’ I’ll give him that. But having passed through Heathrow I’d call it… May 09 26May 09, 2026Article at Ron on authory
In which I resolved to, once again, go down to a mythical seaListen, I’m sitting in the Atlanta airport. And who knows what’s gonna happen next? So I’ve decided that it’s time to clarify a couple a things. First. It is true that, as a callow youth, I burned … May 08 26May 08, 2026Article at Ron on authory
My so-called life as a tent camperThe first time Jill and I camped at Anastasia State Park we were newlyweds. We had a two-person dome tent that was state-of-the-art. For its time. Which is to say it was purchased before some geniu… Mar 26 26March 26, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Confessions of an unrepentant word-stringerYou can trust me, I am a certified Human Writer. Center top: A young Alligator reporter gazes at his typewritten words and mutters: Damn that’s good! Center bottom: In which I display my Human Writ… Mar 17 26March 17, 2026Article at Ron on authory
In which I get in touch with my inner George Jetson in hi-tech FriscoFirst they came for the taxi drivers, and I said nothing Then they came for the Uber drivers, and I said nothing Then the lights went out, and I was speechless Listen, I am nothing if not a cutting… Dec 22 25December 22, 2025Article at Ron on authory