Not that I intend to inundate Goyablog with YouTubes, but once when I wanted to the embed code from YouTube screwed up the format of Goyablog miserably. Couldn’t figure out why so I gave up on it. Well, I figured out how to embed those vids now and a fellow Wordpresser (one of my students) […]

The politics section of the NYTimes spotlights the local Tennessee senate race between Harold Ford, Jr. (yay!) and Bob Corker (boo!). I was among the originally pessimistic about Junior’s chances here, but now I’ve moved from pessimistic to cautiously neutral. That he has closed a double-digit gap in the latest polling, combined with a couple […]

This news item was mentioned by Bill Maher on Real Time and I couldn’t believe it so I looked it up. Truly News of the Weird:
First Penis Transplant Removed after Two Weeks
Surgeons in China who said they performed the first successful penis transplant had to remove the donated organ because of the severe psychological problems […]

A canal, a couple, and a grocer’s boat

Almost too picturesque as a Venetian scene.

Grand Canal from Rialto Bridge

Daytime too. From the same spot as the previous photo, but aimed more toward the left bank and zoomed in a bit.

Grand Canal from Rialto Bridge

Yes, it’s pretty in Venice at night.

Me and the Customs House (Dogana), Venice

The old domed Customs House sits imposingly and beautifully at the tip of the Dorsoduro district in Venice. I stand on a bridge across the Grand Canal.

Campo Santa Margherita

Selected as one of the world’s 60 great public places by the Project for Public Places, Campo Santa Margherita has an understated appeal — lively enough with everyday (and night) real life composed of a cross-section of locals (not tourists), nestled among a mix of restaurants, cafes, boutiques, grocers, bakeries, residences, and the […]