STORIES  //  a few choice clips* The Old Ba' Game  South Florida Sun-Sentinel The charming and true tale of a rugby-like game involving 200 Scottish men, a barricaded town, and a custom-made leather ball that may or may not symbolize a severed head.  Fun for the whole family . . . really.  Confessions of a Chicken Man  World Hum Yeah, I’m missing out by not eating weevil soup or some such local specialty.  I know.  Pass the chicken, please. Seven Travel Rules From a Brooding Teenager  World Hum The American Adolescent Male can learn a lot about travel during a trip to see Scotland and its piles of rocks. I Still Don't Know For Whom the Bell Tolls  World Hum I went to Hemingway's house in Key West in hopes of finding a ghost and some inspiration.  I left with . . . something else. * in the interest of keeping this page short and focused, I've selected just a few of my favorite stories to include here.  want more?  no problem. e-mail me.