Michael Frankel in Snowbird from Bavaria

Jan 7, 2017

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Whale Watching, Research, and Raising Money

It was early Spring, 1987. Humpback whales were just starting their annual migration…

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Michael Frankel in Snowbird from Bavaria

Feb 10, 2017

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Open Sailing Borders

The brouhaha over President Trump’s recent immigration ban, recalled sailing adventures into foreign countries during…

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Michael Frankel in Snowbird from Bavaria

Jul 31, 2017

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U.S. Consulate

I like opening stories with a post-card-like snapshot. Unfortunately, there is no friendly image of the Munich U.S. Consular…

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Michael Frankel in Snowbird from Bavaria

Jan 22, 2017

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Little Experiences Along the Waterfront

Living on a small boat safely tied up at a marina heightens one’s awareness of the…

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Michael Frankel in Snowbird from Bavaria

Mar 13, 2017

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Reaching Four Score

Like most Americans, Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is part of my consciousness — “Four score and seven years ago our fathers…

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Michael Frankel in Snowbird from Bavaria

Aug 25, 2017

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Tourist-Free Zone

I cherish the peace and quiet of our little farm village in Lower Bavaria. Being close to the hubbub in Munich — a much…

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Michael Frankel in Snowbird from Bavaria

Dec 2, 2017

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Starbucks Revisited

I flew back to my warm and sunny Florida nesting grounds just in time to escape the snow starting to fall in Bavaria. In…

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Michael Frankel in Snowbird from Bavaria

Feb 22, 2017

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More from Starbucks

While sitting in my “corner office” at Starbucks browsing the paper on my smartphone and sipping a Tall Pike, a woman…

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Michael Frankel in Snowbird from Bavaria

Mar 3, 2017

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Wilshire Corridor in LaLandia

Six decades ago I moved to Los Angeles, an aspiring engineer in Eisenhower’s military-industrial complex…

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Michael Frankel in Snowbird from Bavaria

Apr 5, 2017

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Venus and Mars Aboard

In the old days sailors thought women were bad luck aboard boats — like women in a coal mine. Of course, this is…

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