May 4, 2016

Flying overseas: Into the Wild Blue Yonder

Flying overseas with small children is not an undertaking to be taken lightly, nor with especially high expectations. The best you can hope for is not […]
May 2, 2016

German philosophy: Turning leaves in the Vaterland

With Germany on my mind, filled with thoughts of gingerbread houses and Hegelian dialectics, I penned these quick stanzas inspired by German philosophy. None of it would […]
May 1, 2016

Imminent Travel: The Home Stretch

With apologies for the dearth of travel updates in the last two weeks, I must admit that I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time reflecting […]
April 16, 2016

Stellar Stellar Night

It has recently come to my attention that many of my e-mails and compositions are being reviewed by a team of analysts and therapists. So I’ve […]
April 15, 2016

Ballad for the Brother Man

Enter the drifter in flip flops and shades Natural fibers he wears them in spades An early adopter and outspoken voice On cannabis, hummus and freedom […]
April 8, 2016

Going Places with Emotional Luggage

It already feels like the longest vacation of our lives, and we haven’t even left yet. But today marks another major milestone in our departure calendar. […]
April 6, 2016

In Escrow

I’ve always wondered what it felt like to be in escrow. As it turns out, it feels pretty much like anything else. You wait for things […]
April 1, 2016

Local Flavor in Lovely Albuquerque

Seasons are changing in the high desert of New Mexico. At an elevation of 5000 feet, the dawn of spring really means something in Albuquerque. The […]
March 26, 2016

Fear and Loathing in Easternmost SLO County

To spend a Saturday night in the faraway city of New Cuyama at the eastern end of highway 166 is to know true sorrow and utter […]