A great teacher is an earthquake. He or she enters your world suddenly, slipping a fault you might never have known existed. Just like that, in a moment of another idle afternoon, you find that the lines you’ve drawn around your mind shudder, pushed back by the glorious might of …
It’s been almost five years since I became a serious convert to minimalist packing. I now travel around the world using carry-on baggage only. It’s fast, easy, and less stressful than playing the luggage-lug-around. Aside from making travel itself far less of a pain, I also continue to enjoy the …
The Election of 2016 is over. Donald Trump is president-elect of my beloved country. Lady Liberty’s torch has long served as a leading light upon the road to freedom. And for far too many people it surely must seem as though that light has just gone out. Those who have …
I made the announcement on Facebook quite some time ago, but I’m past due for a more elaborate and wider-cast statement on the matter: This summer I got engaged. Her name is Kayla. We met at a bar. We both ordered burgers, so it sorta had to be fate. But …
So this year my parents, who I’m pretty sure are the Best Parents in the World — not that it’s a competition, mind you, but yeah, they’d totally win — are enjoying a pretty big birthday milestone. To celebrate, they’re knocking off some bucket items, and it pretty much sums …
