The Peripatetic Engineer

We survived another Mardi Gras. It's been a slow week at the office. Most schools have the week off and families take advantage of it to...

Believe it or not, Paris has a sewer museum . It is an actual part of the sewer system and contains a comprehensive history of water and sew...

It takes courage to park on the streets of Paris. Nobody leaves anyone else any space to maneuver and you often see cars parked bumper to bu...

This is a Triumph Herald convertable. They were built from 1967 to 1971. They were powered by a 61 HP, 1300cc, 4 cylinder engin...

Saudi Arabia started the year off with a bang. They executed eight murderers, seven druggies, one rapist and one practitioner of incest for ...

I was walking by Notre Dame yesterday and saw the usual Police Nationale patrols. They are now wearing body armor. One of them was carrying...

Finding the magazine Charlie Hebdo has been difficult. Most news stands sold out early and I have been waiting for the second printing. As I...