Christmas Eve, and the City has a lovely coating of snow. If it is trying to make some us feel more at home, it is doing a somewhat decent job. Nothing compares to Vienna at this time of year, but the snow is a comforting, familiar sight ( Read more... )

The Christmas season is a time meant to be shared with family. I am fortunate in that my wife, Elisabeth, is here with me at such a time. It makes the season feel less lonely. But I do miss the rest of my family, and I believe the holiday time makes me feel it more acutely ( Read more... )