by Penny Zibula | Jan 22, 2016 | Central and South America, Food & Beverage, Weekly Wow!
Good Things Come in Small Styrofoam Cups. It was naked as the day it was caught. Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. First, the shell and vein had been removed. And then there was the citrus in which it was “cooked,” the hot sauce and the small amount of chopped... by Penny Zibula | Jan 14, 2016 | North America, Weekly Wow!
From Virtuosos to Beginners, Everyone Gets a Chance to Play. The tune sounded familiar, but the title of the song eluded me. I was about to step over and ask the piano player what it was, but the light changed and we had to get across the street to catch the trolley.... by Penny Zibula | Jan 8, 2016 | Food & Beverage, North America, Weekly Wow!
When an Enterprising Young Man Nurtures Friendly Fungi, Good Things Grow. On a sunny Sioux Falls, SD Saturday morning, Simon, Otto and I were enjoying a stroll through the weekly farmers market, when our WOW sensors detected a find. In this case, the WOW turned out to... by Penny Zibula | Jan 1, 2016 | North America, Weekly Wow!
Phenomenal, Formidable and Far From Finished. When I was a child, enormous, larger-than-life statues had the effect of totally freaking me out. I kid you not. To me, it seemed as if they would come alive and crush the life out of me in some way or other. Perhaps then,... by Penny Zibula | Dec 24, 2015 | North America, Weekly Wow!
A Tea Party People of Every Political Persuasion Can Enjoy. Shelves laden with boxes of tea bags and tins of loose tea stared back at us. Governor Grey, Plantation Peach, Rockville Raspberry, two types of mint, green and black varieties; all tempting us to take them... by Penny Zibula | Dec 18, 2015 | North America, Weekly Wow!
Let these Mechanical Marvels Carry You Back to Simpler Times. There are two Ottos who have WOWed me in two different ways. Of course, Otto Von Guidemeister, my most competent guide, will always be top dog. But a man named Otto C. Lightner once bestowed a gift upon the...