Uncertain as I was as I pushed forward, I felt right in my pushing, as if the effort itself meant…
2017 Travel Reading List
I will never forget the surprise of San Francisco–the lusty, big-breasted, glittering, and thigh-slapping shock of it.” – Augusten Burroughs,…
Charlotte’s Panko Crusted Beaver Lake Bass
On a recent trip to Northwest Arkansas, we reeled in our limit of a few healthy striped bass on Beaver…
An Ode to the Ozarks
Oh, the Ozarks! The sun was setting, Arriving just before dark. Of places to be jetting, Of places to leave…
Baseball, Barbecue and Beating Odds in Kansas City
Let’s talk about odds. Traditionally, odds are calculated by mathematical analyses based on relative probabilities like the odds in sportsbooks.…
A Russian Sendoff to Space: How we Spent Our Last Week Together on Earth
I stood on the floor scale at home in no more than a tank top and boy shorts holding my black OGIO suitcase, sucking in my breath as I peered over the top of the bag at the bouncing needle between my feet. It would be close.