During our recent vacation in Ecuador, I had the opportunity to visit a workshop where the traditional art of wool weaving by hand is still practiced. This is the Artesanía el Gran Condor in Peguche, a village a few minutes from Otavalo, the market town two hours north of Quito. I took some stills and …
My narration of Empowering Your Sober Self, the LifeRing Approach to Addiction Recovery, is published at last. You can get it: At audible.com At amazon.com At iTunes (search audiobooks for “Nicolaus LifeRing”) The audio runs 6:45 (six hours and 45 minutes). I have no control over the price, which is higher than the print edition. …
A Month in Ecuador – Our Travel Blog Introduction: Our first pick for a South American vacation was Costa Rica, because it has a lot of ecological diversity and is well known. Then we heard in the news that the President of Ecuador had granted asylum to Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, in the …
My favorite singing group Occupella was at it again on Black Friday, singing up a storm in support of Walmart workers at the retail giant’s store at the Hilltop Mall in Richmond. We had a healthy turnout of about 30 at the lower level side entrance. I took a side trip up to the main …
It gives me great pleasure to celebrate today, Oct. 2 2012, my 20th anniversary clean and sober. This milepost, which once seemed so dim and remote, is now a present reality, and I feel an inner glow of happiness and empowerment. Truly, getting sober is among the very best decisions I have made in my …
