I became a serial victim of extortion in my first couple of hours after landing in London. Gosh, I was such a naïve, little, American tourist… A lamb being led to the slaughter… First, I allowed myself to be upsold … Continue reading
We were out over the Atlantic Ocean, on our way from the Netherlands to the United States. I decided to rewatch the “Sunflowers” (Amsterdam) episode of Ted Lasso — now that our family had concluded the show’s third and final … Continue reading
I had already filled up 56 (of an eventual 84) pages worth of my Leuchtturm1917 journal before our family even made it to Amsterdam. So, it felt kind of amazing that I was able to purchase a new journal at … Continue reading
Our family regularly speaks in paradox — particularly through the illustration of a pair o’ ducks, which we learned in the first month after moving from the Netherlands to Ohio in 2012. And it’s become a very helpful tool for … Continue reading
My first “Photo of the Day” from this vacation, titled Llwybr Arfordir Cymru, may have actually come from my favorite hour in Wales. It was taken at the end of our first full day in the country. We were still … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Wendell Berry’s novel, Andy Catlett: Early Travels. It’s another installment in his series of fictional stories of fictional people of a fictional town called Port William, Kentucky. I got my start with this author and this series after … Continue reading
Is BeReal Dying? It’s definitely changing. They’ve recently introduced a feature where you can sync up your BeReal account with your favorite music streaming service in order to include music with your photograph (if you’re listening to music when it … Continue reading
I speak in superlatives sometimes. “Traffic is the worst.” “Pizza is the best.” In this system of thought and speech, there can be multiple “best”s and “worst”s. But one of the ways in which I regularly employ these superlatives is … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Weike Wang’s debut novel, Chemistry. It was recommended (in a group setting, some time ago) by my friend Gera. So I kept it on a list of “Books to Read” until I started scrolling through the list last … Continue reading