On the boat, at thirty.

After reading my paper the architect said: You write the same way you talk. He obviously meant Terrible and With an accent. Well, my English is almost self taught. I took only about one year of formal English classes. Bad English is not a badge of honor, but this is a country of immigrants...And should my speech be different from my writting?

Constantinople, yes. Surrealism, no

My aunt is hundred today. She visited Istambul on a cruise. it was during the time of the pasha. She remembers the black mosque. Or was it blue? But for whatever reason she can not recollect anything about Dali.

Born in the age of Google

My bright summer intern, student from a top college, did not know how to find a book in a library. Did not know what a library card or fiche was.