I heard it. The woman behind me did, too.
As 11 of us traipsed into The Walrus Oyster & Ale House in Columbia, Maryland, having just sat in a clump in a sold-out theatre…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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.
…
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…
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…
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,…
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 —…
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…