On the road…again!!!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Mystery Mango It should not take an archeological discovery for the world to share the identity of one of the most delicious fruits to ever grow on a tree. A still-mysterious mango variety from Australia is surely...
Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Mango is my Last Name, Ataulfo is my First Name This week marked the arrival of a welcome trend in advertising. Inasmuch as the Footloose Forester is suspicious of many of the deceptions in marketing techniques, the new labeling on...
On the road…again!!!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek On Perceptiveness The Lumpers and the Splitters of the world are often miles apart when it comes to perceiving things around them. Methinks that they may also act in different ways. Our individual ways of thinking about...
On the road…again!!!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Drinkin’ an’ Drivin’ The large refrigerator magnet sent to the Footloose Forester by a female friend (the Best Friend of the deceased Bengal Tiger) was definitely one kitchen item trying to make a point. She knew that...
Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Bengal Tiger - Dive Buddy The legacy of the Bengal Tiger, that fearless lady who put up her dukes to stare down a surly marine in Senegal and a coterie of young thieves in Madagascar who thought that she...
Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Let’s Go Shake the Mango Tree, the Cherry Tree, and the Apple Trees Many chronicles of late have been enticed and extracted from dreams and polished up on paper before deciding where the latest one belongs: in the legacy...
Acer rubrum To Zyzyphus jujubaEssays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Rain Shadows and Rainforests On the one hand, you have those who believe in global warming; and on the other side of the divide are those who are currently labeled as climate change deniers. In...
On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Me Like Play Kahuku Another dream, another opportunity to chronicle about a few of those cherished memories. This one is about golf. “Play golf when and where you can” was one of the admonitions that...
On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek On Celebrating The 46th Anniversary Of Our Honeymoon This contribution is a quicky, so its composition definitely will be edited and updated just as conveniently soon after my soulmate and I return from celebrating our anniversary at...
On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Nostalgia Is Easier To Do These Days As computer technology advances, month by month, it becomes easier for everyone to capture and then ultimately re-live many things from the past. Photographs and videos make it...
On the road… again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Taking The Dreaded Comps Students, past and present, loathe saying too much about the exams they endured. The more difficult the exams, the less inclined most students are to dwell on them. If a particular exam was in...
On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Heroes We Have Known Chau and Hahn Telling stories about other people is fraught with risk. One risk is that they might be offended that something you have said might not be true; another risk is that something else...
On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Schooling for Life The importance of school can never be forgotten. Having the opportunity to attend school should not be taken for granted, and the Footloose Forester was more blessed than most people. Perhaps he did take...
On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Let’s Go Shake The Mango Tree Mango cubes in his breakfast cereal were more tastebud satisfying and aromatically pleasing than sliced bananas ever were. It took decades of taste testing, mixing of ingredients, and sample bowls of...
On the road… again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek Looking for Suzie When we lived in Honolulu, Thu and the Footloose Forester chose to seek out a church where we would be comfortable. The very old, traditional, but decidedly frumpy cathedral in Waikiki had far fewer parishioners...
On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek H is for Hawaii When it was over, the Footloose Forester blurted out in a public forum that the past six years were the shortest years in his life. They were probably the happiest years, as well; those halcyon...
