That Other Thing I’m Doing
There are many reasons why my life is the kind of thing that would have been inconceivable to someone a hundred years ago. Case in point is the realization that […]
Overload
One of my favorite new words of the past few years is “sonder,” coined by the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. The definition, which I hope you will forgive me for […]
Ashesi
Yes, yes, I finally made it to Ghana, but not without a little more drama. I’ll spare you those details, though, because friends have kept pointing out that I still […]
A Change of Plans
At times like this, I find it useful to check in on my expectations. When the alarm went off at 6:00 in Dublin this morning, how did I imagine my […]
Dublin
What I’m still trying to find out is, “Where are all the actual Dubliners?” The guide books uniformly exhort us to spend as much time as we can in pubs […]
East Bay Interlude
And now, as Monty Python was fond of saying, for something completely different. Most of my “Roadtrip” posts of late have either been farm-related or announcements of yet another short […]
Home on the Grange
Sometimes life gives us grand, easily-recognizable landmarks. Moments when even a total stranger could look in and immediately understand why something is important, why it is good: A new job, […]
