Miscellaneous

How Many Steps in a Buffet?

by Anne Maxfield
April 8, 2024April 8, 2024

Wending my way through the buffet at an all-inclusive resort recently, a version of the Seasons of Love song from Rent, started to buzz through my head.

Searching With and Without AI (Artificial Intelligence)

by Anne Maxfield
March 18, 2024March 17, 2024

Does AI stand for artificial intelligence or abysmal information? Maybe the latter if a recent search for lamb chop recipes using AI was any indication.

10 Things That are Different in France/Nice

by Anne Maxfield
January 29, 2024January 29, 2024

Here are 10 things that are different in France, or at least my part of France. You probably wouldn’t notice them if you were just here on vacation but when you start to spend more time…

Closed, Fermé, Fermature, 16 Ways to Be Closed in France

by Anne Maxfield
January 22, 2024January 23, 2024

Closed. Fermé. How can it be closed? We made a reservation. Reserved in French is often meaningless. What is meaningful–there are as many ways to say “closed” as there are holidays.