Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2019

An afternoon at Camp Richardson – AKA Almost Freezing to death in Lake Tahoe

My son and I were standing at the end of a long floating pier on the south shore of Lake Tahoe. The deep blue water was lapping against the aluminum edges as we looked out across the water at an empty orange paddle board. I could feel his eyes on me interrogating my thoughts. He […]

Posted on Monday, April 22, 2019

Wet or Dry. What kind of race car are you?

I recently met a guy that had a serious collection of pristine Ford Mustang Shelbys. Looking at the curves and shine of these immaculate cars would have even the non-mechanic types looking for some Armor All and cherry-scented air fresheners. One of the cars, a 15 year old car, has never even been wet. It […]

Posted on Saturday, March 9, 2019

Contemplating full-time RVing – Our dreams of hitting the road

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Let the Dreaming Begin It was in these last few weeks that we sat around the kitchen table and pointed at places we wanted to go together. The colorful map of the United States seemed to call to us. The kids and the adults were giddy with excitement. “Where should we go?”, I asked. Allyona […]

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2019

5Y 3591 – Atlas Air Flight 3591

Yesterday afternoon, Pamela, texted me to ask if I knew anything about the news headline. Apparently an Atlas 767 had crashed into a bay area near Houston. I was on the treadmill in the gym and I got that sick feeling that I’ve come to associate with fear and loss. I began trying to check […]

Posted on Saturday, December 16, 2017

Three things I learned from Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) I found the writings of Christopher Hitchens as I closed the door on my twenties. My mind was on fire. For the preceding months I had been consuming material on reason, science, and the argument for theism. Hitchens was an intellect that was fresh and biting. […]