Thursday, October 22, 2009

THE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS

What could be more exciting for the art world than to discover a new painting by Leonardo da Vinci? Sold a few years ago for a mere $19,000.00, the new owner had an inkling this painting was not a 19th century German piece as originally thought, but indeed a work by the great Renaissance

Monday, October 19, 2009

DARK CLOUD OVER THE METRO

For the last several weeks, many expat friends and acquaintances have mentioned to me how the people in the Metro live in their own little world, making little or no contact with anyone else. Faces are empty of all expression except for the frowns that might be plastered on a few faces. The

Sunday, October 11, 2009

FRENCH HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

It was 4:19 in the morning and my bronchial cough I have had for the better part of ten months was raging. I knew I wasn’t contagious, because I have never given it anyone, but it certainly made it difficult for me to breathe. Not to mention the fact, that it has exacerbated my exercised induced