November 12, 2009
A big storm blew through the B.V.I. last night, bringing several hours of non-stop thunder and lightning. Mother Nature put on a light show as impressive as anything I’ve seen in a while. It’s still gray and rainy today, which means I’m making a stew for dinner tonight. And after dinner, something fine and warming, like [...]
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October 31, 2009
It’s 1750. You’re riding through the woods of northern Lazio in central Italy, a stranger to the area. Suddenly, a massive, moss-covered stone ogre appears in the fog. If you have the nerve to go inside, you find a central stone table encircled by carved benches. It’s dark, damp, eerie. A site for macabre dinner parties? Ritual sacrifice?
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