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…
Tag: life at home
Mile-High Class Warfare
Not long ago, I was accidentally seated in First Class on a flight from Portland to Houston. Accidentally, because there were…
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…
Making New Friends in Ireland
Earlier this summer while traveling in Ireland I met Mickey, an Irish gentleman who came into Con & Maura’s Bar,…