How We Read
Whenever I’m at the grocery store I do something that’s kind of old fashioned: I buy magazines. Yep. Magazines printed on glossy paper that have titles like Time, Bloomberg Businessweek,...
Wahkeena Falls
It was the 4th of July in Oregon, and according to my in-laws, pretty typical when it came to the weather. It was cold (mid- 60s), overcast, and rain was...
The Ying and Yang of Showers and Toilets in Hotels
I think we all have stories when we travel about things we like and things that are just perplexing. We’re staying at a Holiday Inn Express and while it’s a...
The Value of a College Degree
When I was growing up, it was pretty much embedded in my upbringing that I would go to college. Money had been set aside, there were options that didn’t cost...
There’s a New Bridge in Town
It’s not as exciting as the new Bay Bridge that will finally open in the year 3000, but in my own hamlet of Walnut Creek we’re finally getting a pedestrian/bike...