Monthly Archives: March 2023

ERIN GO BALI by Peter Nolan Smith

March 17, 2023 – 6:58 am

My first trip to Bali was in 1990. Most tourists gravitated to Kuta Beach for sea, sun, and fun. Being a pseudo-intellectual I opted for Ubud, an idyllic village of Legong dancers, ornate temples, and quiet evenings, where I rented a small house overlooking an idyllic stream. My house servant served breakfast in the morning. […]

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Beauty as a Beast

March 15, 2023 – 7:58 am

Lady Caroline Blackwood “A mermaid who dines upon the bones of her winded lovers.” Robert Lowell husband/poet

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The Loss of Caul’s Vision

March 9, 2023 – 3:44 pm

On March 4, 2020 after a simple breakfast David, my guide, and I left Kibo Hut on Kilimanjaro to descend to Hurumbo Hut. I turned often to eye Africa’s tallest mountain rimmed by hoarfrost. Near a grouping of old volcanic rocks David said, “We can get the Internet here. Maybe even a phone home.” I […]

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Cross Country 1996

March 9, 2023 – 8:21 am

In August of 1996 I left Bali for America. My good friend Slim met me at LAX in her Studebaker Lark. On the way to Hollywood the native Californian told me that she had fallen in love with an artist in New York.” “That’s good news, except it’s 3000 miles from here.” “I know and […]

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The Black Ghost

March 7, 2023 – 8:06 pm

“The Black Ghost” Is For Sale – A Legendary Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T SE Street Racer This 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T SE has been known as “The Black Ghost” ever since it was new, when it would prowl the dimly lit streets of Detroit late at night to take part in illegal street races […]

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