Mendel LettersTOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN!In 1972, I drove a van with 12 teenagers and two staff members from Camp Hurley in Kingston, New York to Prince Edward Island, a round trip…3 min read·Apr 9, 2024----
Mendel LettersAztec Ruins in Mexico CityFelicia and I are in Mexico City exploring historic sites. This post is largely based on our visit to Aztec civilization ruins and…6 min read·Mar 21, 2024----
Mendel LettersTeotihuacan — The Place the Gods CreatedFelicia and I are in Mexico City. To see all of the photographs from Teotihuacan, click on the link.4 min read·Mar 18, 2024----
Mendel LettersHomage to BarcelonaHomage to Catalonia was written by George Orwell about his experience fighting in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) for the POUM militia of…4 min read·Oct 18, 2023----
Mendel LettersThe Dastardly Nineteen Who Tried to Overturn Democracy in the United StatesThis is my effort to makes sense of the Trump team indicted on racketeering charges by a Grand Jury in Fulton County Georgia. It is largely…4 min read·Aug 17, 2023----
Mendel LettersMendel Letters 122 — The CondomWhen I was sixteen years old and a junior in high school, I found your condom supply in your dresser and took one. I couldn’t figure out…3 min read·May 19, 2023----
Mendel LettersPioneering Photographer Who Exposed Apartheid in South Africa and Racism in United StatesI recently saw an exhibit of Ernest Cole’s photography from South Africa and the United States at the FOAM photography museum in Amsterdam.4 min read·Apr 8, 2023----
Mendel LettersLeonardo’s Chateau in Amboise, FranceOne of the highlights of my recent trip to France was a visit to the Loire Valley Château du Clos Lucé in Amboise. It was the last home of…5 min read·Apr 3, 2023----