A Broad-Ranging Local in Austin
I think I’m done whining about Austin’s winter weather. No one should whine about Austin’s winter weather when they know for…
Category: Life Observed
Big Fat Problems
My dog Gracie has been complaining a lot lately. Like many people I know, she complains about the government, which…
Resolutions: Prison is Not the Life for Me
I am marvelous at making resolutions. Intentions, commitments, pledges, and aspirations are like the promised land to me. Rarely do I…
Christmas With the Family: Vodka and Variations
Christmas-celebrating families all have their ways of making merry. Those members of my family who still speak to each other…
Scratching Beneath the Surface of Your Town
We are moving soon from Portland, Oregon to Austin. The one in Texas. The reasons we have decided to move…
What’s Your Favorite Shark? Curiosity and Creativity
“What’s your favorite shark?” Questions like that one, coming from an eight-year-old boy I’ll call Simon, at 6:00 in the…
Lunch at Portland’s Beast with Friends
I write about the philosophy of stealing a day from fate because I believe it is an important part of…
I’m Downsizing While a Bicycling Burglar Cases the Neighborhood
I watched a burglar bicycle past my house today while I sipped cappuccino and watched my dogs wrestle in the…