Much to my dismay, I was prohibited by my beloved from entitling this article “total eclipse of the heart.” However, the Pink Floyd classic better represents our recent trip to the east coast. We packed up the kids (with their new backpacks), flew into Boston, then traversed by rental car north to Burlington VT to…

In my experience, seeking comfort often becomes a top priority throughout one’s life. Comfort itself can be a sign of success; such as, a warm house with plenty of food, nigh-unlimited entertainment options beamed straight into your living room, or access to millions of items that can be ordered from your phone and shipped to…

I think that the main thing I learned from the first three months of what they called “COVID” was the need for community. It’s very easy to prepare for the end of the world by making a bunker and stockpiling food. Suppose the worst happens. You would find yourself well-fed in a concrete rectangle, essentially…

Every time I await a flight in an airport terminal I watch the people around me. Everyone is coming from, and on their way to…somewhere. Something. Someone.They, like me, with packed bags have surrendered themselves to the process of moving between these vagaries called destinations. There is a lot lost in a saying like “it’s…

I stepped back from my full-time job last spring. At the time, many people in my life suggested my decisions represented a mid-life crisis. I would like to address this by talking about the cultural norms and aspirations that are generally assumed to be shared. I am a nerd so I am going to write…

Our trip last year was well-documented, so I won’t rehash. I will instead quote Tame Impala: “He pulled the mirrors off his Cadillac ’cause he doesn’t like it looking like he looks back.” We learned a lot about travel planning and quite a few things to help our kids (and ourselves) thrive. Today I am…