Happy April Fools Day! The morning begins with a heavy layer of deep white cloud cover. Overcast isn’t what I’ve experienced since I’ve come here, but everyone tells me that…
Continue ReadingToday’s a Saturday, so instead of going to the office I’m planning to walk all over Beaverton, Oregon. I’m not even sure there’s a “there” there, but there’s only one…
Continue ReadingMy neighborhood is something between suburban and rural. It’s a far cry from the urban San Francisco and the sub-urban Alameda Island. This is a land with backyards full of…
Continue ReadingIt’s early in the morning, and the happy burble of the coffeemaker is gently encourage me wake up. It’s an hour’s walk from my place to the NIKE campus, and…
Continue ReadingOAK to PDX This morning I leave OAK (Oakland) for PDX (Portland, Oregon). In Oakland it’s sunny and warm even at 0900; shadows are clear, crisp, and deep black. New…
Continue ReadingOn what’ll be my last few walkabouts in Alameda, the wind kicked up and an ominous dark front of clouds approached the island. In anticipation of my departure for Portland,…
Continue ReadingTonight, at the end of 8 years of a sometimes funny, often juvenile, and frequently divisive run, we’re saying goodbye to Portlandia. That era has spawned a spirited, and frequently…
Continue ReadingNot that hail is ever expected, or at least not very much expected, but in the springtime month of March it’s very unexpected in Alameda, California. Nonetheless, I left for a…
Continue ReadingToday I was lucky enough to be the first person off the plane after arriving at Edmonton International Airport (YEG). Backstory: The flight from San Francisco seems to always get…
Continue ReadingThe following is from a trip to the cities of ChengDu 成都 & MianYang 绵阳 in Sichuan province 四川省, China 中国. Here’s the view I see each morning from the…
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