Archive for Travel
I’m posting four cards and letters this week instead of the usual three; this week covers the rest of our family’s 1971 trip to Philadelphia to see my mother’s mother. It also features the first two letters “from” me—at least one of them includes at least one direct quote from me, but I’m otherwise uncertain […]
Here’s a long detailed post about how my travel day went. (For background, see my post from the other day.) (The first three photos attached to this post show me after shaving in preparation for wearing an N95 mask; the fourth one shows me wearing the mask; the fifth shows me on the plane, with […]
Short version of this post: I’m in Oak Park for the next couple months. Longer version: After months of uncertainty and waffling, I decided to come to Oak Park to see Mary Anne and Kat. I’m not going to go into detail here about my whole thought process leading up to that decision. I will […]
I’ve converted my 1996-1997 Wanderjahr travelogue into a blog, using the new site design supplied by Clockpunk Studios. I did...
I guess the sequence started in April? Mary Anne visited the weekend of the 7th and we went to Speakeasy....
It occurred to me yesterday morning that I'm used to spending several hours a day alone (not every day, but...
A substantial number of my friends live in and near Boston; I realized some years back that it didn't really...
An update on how my leave has been going: It's been a weird week. I've been mostly getting plenty of...
My company doesn't have sabbaticals per se any more, but they do allow people to take extended unpaid leave, with...
Kam and I wanted to go someplace warm in February (yes, California is pretty warm in February, but still), and...
Happy 2016, everyone! I have been woefully remiss in posting here of late. I've been posting much more often to...
On my iPhone, I use Google Maps frequently, and Apple Maps fairly regularly. I love both apps, but I can't...