What would you title your autobiography and why? Forest Gump said that life was like a box of chocolates, but for me it’s more like a Tootsie Pop. Thus, my life story would be titled, “How Many Licks Does It Take to Get to the Center of a Tootsie Pop?” The lollipop consists of a soft morsel of Tootsie Roll encased in hard candy coating. Like the Pop, I’m a bit hard on the outside, but soft on...

Comrades & Cobblestones Walking down the Royal Mile is an experience that is nothing like it sounds. A rustic cobblestone road in the middle of Edinburgh, Scotland, it is far from glamorous. Coffee shops, pubs, and kitschy tourist gift shops line the street, but all of this is merely a backdrop. They’re busy, sure, but no one comes to Edinburgh at this time of year just for a novelty kilt or pint of ale. No, they come for Edinburgh’s...

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