This is a pony I met in Vienna when I visited there last February, 2010. She was with a man who was asking for donations (known in the U.S. as a panhandler). "Bitte helfen" = please help. It was in the middle of a cold snap across most of Europe; there was a rare break … Continue reading Panhandlers and ponies in Wien
Little League baseball lessons for girls
“Way to go, Alex!” I think it was a mom shouting that, from the red shirt team’s side of the baseball field. Walking home Friday night from dinner with a friend, I passed two Little League games in action on the local playfield. The first was being played by younger kids, maybe six and seven … Continue reading Little League baseball lessons for girls
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