Two and a half months ago, I turned fifty. Michael threw me two parties. One was […]
After 25 or so years of living in vast, sprawling cities, far, far away- as far away as my impulses to dive into the unknown and unexpected could take me-- I have landed with a thud...
This is Nanaimo in the snow. This is one of the many bear-frequented trails that run […]
Ten years ago, approximately, I left Istanbul, and along with a city that I loved/loathed, […]
About a year ago, probably longer, I announced that I would be revisiting the 100 Happy […]
Hi. You might remember me from such posts as that one six months ago, back when […]
I’ve been sick for the past two or three (maybe four?) weeks. One of those fun, […]
Christmas is back in Hanoi! Those creepy, hip swiveling robot Santas are playing their saxophones outside […]
I should be studying right now. Four units into the first module of a master’s degree […]
It was a few years ago (1967), but still- he ejected just over there- you can […]
A month or two ago, my third external hard drive in three years decided to […]
Can I tell you about our early days in Hanoi? Back in October? So […]