On the road…again!!!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek The Geology/Archaeology of Angkor Wat Much of the foundation and structure of the walls at the magnificent religious complexes of Angkor Wat and nearby Angkor Thom in Cambodia were created from building stones that were cut...
Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek What Do You See? Many chronicles of late have begun with ideas developed in dreams and later polished on paper. A few chronicles like this one begin with a picture and must be probed to reveal the story...
Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek The Horrors of War Many military men and women who return from war are reluctant to talk about it but there have been enough stories and brief flashes of graphic descriptions that have leaked out or escaped from their...
Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Calling B.S. On …. The time has come to call B.S. on TV advertisements that use hard-sell promotional tactics to convince us that this ____ is the best ____ you will ever buy, or your money back. Or, if you...
On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek We Took the Tuk-Tuk When you are thinking of taking a cruise you can readily imagine what the major mode of conveyance is going to be and perhaps even know in advance what it will look like. The cruise...
On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Legacy Of The Land If you are not making many mistakes, you are not being very creative. Now, that is a stinging indictment…to the reader, whomever that is, and from the writer…whomever that was. ...
On the road …again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Five Languages At Lunch It was a typical family get-together for lunch. Except this was no typical family and no ordinary lunch. The sit-down lunch was composed of extended family members from different towns, regions, and countries....
On the road …again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Affinity With Tigers Blame it on his favorite uncle. As a youngster in short pants, the Footloose Forester sometimes heard his mother refer to her younger brother as Tiger; and in reality, her brother Elmer carried the...
On the road...again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Mangoes For Elephants No, this is not a footnote about the 2011 Fox movie production of the same genre. The movie “Water for Elephants” was about a circus elephant that was abused and usually chained down. This one...
