'Escargot' is French for 'fat crawling bag of phlegm'.

France: As a professional journalist, I like the idea of a society where it is considered an acceptable occupation to basically sit around and drink.

He was distracted by a giggle, and turned to see a rare sight: a girl.

I can't recall a story that played out exactly as I'd expected it to. That's one of the thrills of journalism - being surprised, and learning new stuff, but it also poses the biggest challenge to a writer's character.

Sign at a Kentucky appliance store: Don't kill your wife. Let our washing machine do the dirty work.

Be advised that there is no parking in Europe.

As sensitive and broad-minded humans, we must never allow ourselves to be in any way judgmental of the religious practices of other people, even when these people clearly are raving space loons.