Category Archives: Travels with Linda

Artist Ellen Steinfeld Is a One Woman Show at the Burchfield Penny Art Gallery–Not to be Missed

By Linda | February 6, 2013

Suspended Motion: Sculptures and Watercolors by Ellen Steinfeld
This coming Friday, February 8, 5:30-7:30 pm it’s happening at the Burchfield Penny Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY. Artist Ellen Steinfeld will exhibit her work–the first time they have ever had a single artist show. Ellen is an incredibly versatile artist; and this exhibit promises to show off [...]

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Christians Who Don’t Celebrate Christmas and Jews Who Do?

By Linda | December 4, 2012

Arriving late Thursday night to Charleston, SC, I grabbed a taxi to the hotel, quite tired and not in the mood for conversation. But that wasn’t the taxi driver’s agenda, so wanting to be polite to this very eager to please woman, I entered into the conversation.
The 20 minutes passed quickly and when we arrived [...]

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Unexpected Harvests–What 48 Hours on Martha’s Vineyard Can Yield

By Linda | November 15, 2012

Twice yearly, from all over this very strongly female island (named for a woman, kept by women as their whaling husbands who sailed most of the year, and with a beach name for a woman–Lucy Vincent), scores of women gather to listen to each other and then share stories and insights. Women’s perspectives is not [...]

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What You Need and What You Want Are Strong Determinants for Societal Success: Two Must See Movies

By Linda | August 10, 2012

Cryptic headers for blogs are risky. Two documentaries seen this week made me consider the flip sides to what is to me the same question. What are the values by which we live our lives?
The Queen of Versailles, written and directed by Lauren Greenfield chronicles the “American Dream”–upward mobility through the acquisition of money which [...]

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A Last Look at Italy with Love

By Linda | June 14, 2012

This post, as you will soon realize, will be more visually stimulating and use fewer words. The images still evoke the incredible feelings I enjoyed while pedaling along through Puglia, or climbing the high cliffs on the Amalfi coast.
Here we are all set for our first full day of riding. Check out the cool riding [...]

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Cycling In Puglia, Italy: The Five Senses and Then Some

By Linda | June 6, 2012

Just above the heel of the boot is a region in Italy known as Puglia. Save for Backroads, I never would have thought to visit this kingdom of the olive on my own. The characteristic “trulli” structures stood white against the colors of the sky and field, enhanced by the aromas of flowers and olives. The sounds [...]

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A Big Birthday in Italy! East Coast Puglia, West Coast Amalfi

By Linda | June 4, 2012

Sixty is a big number when you are talking about years lived. It gets even bigger when you are reminded by your now almost 83 year old father that there are only 4 family members alive who have known you since birth. (Well, only 4 we know are alive–a few cousins on my father’s side [...]

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Experts Academy 2012–I’m A Creator! An Adventure in Mission, Messaging and Creating

By Linda | May 9, 2012

Santa Clara, CA, May, 2012
Making an impact beyond the people you touch in everyday life is challenging to say the least. But the rewards far outweigh the challenge. In academic medicine my mission was to touch lives of those I didn’t meet through research and teaching. My message: keep asking and answering questions for the [...]

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Male Heads, Female Winners–A Prestigious Medical Society Recognizes the Talent of Its Future!

By Linda | April 24, 2012

San Diego, California, April 20, 2012.
Friday morning session of the Triological Society. Entry by election with credentials and a thesis. Still very few women, but growing slowly.
I walk in a bit late, still jet lagged. The program looks promising, the room less so. I am greeted by a sea of most male heads and dark [...]

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April 17, 2012–Equal Pay Day Again. Ho Hum. What Would Gloria Steinem Say?

By Linda | April 17, 2012

Juxtapose: I woke up this morning and NPR did not even mention that today was Equal Pay Day–the day when US women finally have earned the same amount as men in 2011–they had to work 3.5 months longer to do it. WITH: Dancing with Gloria Steinem on Saturday night.
Last Saturday night the legendary [...]