🌎 travel
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Recent reading: Gravity, by W. Scott Olsen
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A couple of days ago I finished reading Gravity, The Allure of Distance, by W. Scott Olsen. I bought it a few years ago. It called to me for all…
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Once upon a time in Austria
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Once upon a time in Austria, on vacation, in Salzburg, I went to a classical music concert – Mozart, I think. This was in winter, just a week or so…
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What would you replace?
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Three hours before my flight was due to leave for Jakarta, my car was broken into and the carry-on bag I’d packed for the flight was stolen. I lost my…
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The flight I did not take
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The flight I did not take was the flight that left on time, pulling out of the gate at eight- -oh-five a.m. precisely no delay or pause, no need to…
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Walking through the West Village at night
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I’m always surprised by how calm & peaceful the West Village is at night. I don’t remember it that way – I remember crowds and cheerful shouting and lines at…
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The Value of a Day Off
Today I woke early. I drove north and met my friend J in a pre-agreed parking lot. We left one car behind and drove north over the Golden Gate to…