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oddities, observations,& ?'s...#10                           Venice was the final stop on our four city tour of Italy last October and it was just as memorable as Florence, Rome, or, Assisi.   Serenissimo  is a place unlike any other we had seen because of its waterways and canals where roads and streets would be in any other city in the world.  The Adriatic Sea supplies the water to the canals.    Walking out of a building in Venice onto a sidewalk the width of a two-lane road was the norm unless you exited a structure that wasn't facing a canal.  If I had walked beyond the width of the sidewalk, I would have been taking a dip in an avenue of water.  Cross streets (canals), were crossed on arched pedestrian walkways.   Gondolas and water taxis were our transportation for 48 hours.     Our first  night in Venice, a water taxi ferried a group of us to a lo...

    nashville art...                     One of our favorite events in the fall is the St. James Court Art Show.  The weather has been perfect the past two or three years, but, regardless of the climate, the show goes on.      According to its own website, The St. James Court Art Show is a juried fine arts and contemporary crafts show featuring over 600 artists from around the United States.      The setting for the show is the country's largest collection of Victorian homes located in historic, Old Louisville.  Typically, in excess of 300,000 people attend the three day event.    As we walked among the crowded streets among yesterday's mansions last October, we were passing judgement on various creations highlighted in different booths when Regina noticed a particular piece of art and said, I think this guy would be a great interview for you.   The two of us   were st...