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A bicycle built for two

Burning Man, ExperiencesJuly 29, 2023942Views 0Likes 0Comments

There is something about the dust at Burning Man. It's an "in-everything, everywhere, all at once" aspect of the experience there: part foe, part friend; part fear, part fun. It's ubiquitous, unavoidable and inside every pocket, crevice, daypack, tent and shoe ... There's nowhere It isn't. Many people speak of avoiding the dust, keeping their tents…

Matchy-matchy

SynchronicitiesJuly 23, 2023484Views 0Likes 0Comments

Friends since kindergarten (my brother and his bud Jason).And this is how they show up. Matchy-matchy. Both wearing "Filipino cotton shirts" -- one in white, one in cream -- and jeans. I mean, how do you plan something like this so random?

Such a pretty city

Burning Man, Little BitsJuly 19, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

There are many beautiful cities in the world. Though none but one are Black Rock City, home to Burning Man and That Thing in the Desert you may have heard of here and there. I've attended a handful of times. Written a book on the subject. Made a kick-ass packing list. And ran a theme…

Diligence, commitment

NatureJuly 19, 2023843Views 0Likes 0Comments

I love ants! I don't necessarily want them in my home, 'course, but they are quite the creatures, are they not? I was in Costa Rica recently and found myself mesmerized with these leaf-cutter ants. I started watching them: to and fro, going out to gather leaves and bringing them back to their fungus-growing labs. Busy, busy, busy.…

Couldna done it without Toya

ExperiencesJuly 17, 2023919Views 0Likes 0Comments

BWI to Houston airport. Houston to San Jose, Costa -- screeech! Mid-air and quite near the main Costa Rican airport, they turned our flight back to Houston. Something about fog. Yeah, lots and lots of fog. I wasn't particularly bothered. I mean, what can you do? (And, really, would I prefer they attempt an unsafe landing? No.) So…

Gotcha!

ExperiencesJuly 17, 2023851Views 0Likes 0Comments

There were few bugs in Costa Rica during our recent trip there -- and surprisingly few mosquitoes, given what I'm used to at this time of year in the DMV area. Though I will note -- and it was witnessed by a few people -- I did have a streak going with four…

Mine.

ExperiencesJuly 16, 2023863Views 0Likes 0Comments

My neighborhood. My parking spot. My front porch. My door. My hallway. My living room, office, kitchen, bedroom and more. My bath. Oh, my bathtub. My space. My home. My place. My vibe. My choices. My home. Yes, I loved the travel to other lands. Yes, I loved the trip, the wedding, the connecting with family. Yes, I loved the celebration, the people, the joy. And,…

Everyone gets one?

My books ... and bitsJuly 10, 2023883Views 0Likes 0Comments

One of my Uber Chronicles stories. My next passenger looks to be in his early 30s. White, medium height and medium build. Blond. He’s wearing a Washington Nationals baseball cap. I’m taking him to a friend’s home in Chevy Chase, a very nice neighborhood right outside of D.C. I notice the car in…

Horizontal filing and an uplifting solution

Things I PonderJuly 10, 2023807Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’m a horizontal filer. The vertical filers, who assume their way is right because office products are made primarily to support their filing style, call us pilers, or stackers, or maybe even slobs. Well, they can call me and my kind what they want, but I am what I am, I know others who share similar…

Zillions of zukes

Tips for an Orderly LifeJuly 10, 2023863Views 0Likes 0Comments

The garden-fresh zucchini season is slowing down a bit in my neck of the woods. For those with zucchini plants, the idea of eating more zucchini — at this point in time — may be simply appalling. (Today, I sat next to someone at a picnic who was eating a zucchini brownie … Things are getting crazy…

Turnings

NatureJune 27, 2023816Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bolting endive. Yes, it's hot outside. The cool-weather greens stand not a chance. Their season has ended; time for the summer fruits and vegetables to begin to mature and ripen. How I love the turning of the seasons.

Oink

MemoriesJune 20, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

There was a time in my life when I spent many hours each month in the presence of pigs. Big pigs, little pigs. Momma pigs and daddy pigs. Sibling pigs. Pigs in packs. Pigs in puddles. Pigs in piles. Oh, to hang out in a wooded enclosure, leaning up against bunch of 200-lb pigs, all…