What a long, strange trip it’s been

Here we are, back in the land of the “free”. How surreal it seems. We’ve been in the US for … More

Where we are not moving: La Rochelle

Let me back up a moment and say oh hey, we’re moving ! The situation in Paris with our noisy … More

I’ve been thinking about the state of the Covid narrative. Not the broader social and economic story, that will be … More

I feel like the future is simultaneously wide open and closed down. I’m not talking globally, though that’s certainly the … More

What is left when everything has gone south? The pleasures of Paris are closed up once again, in compliance with … More

For as much as I love thinking of myself quasi-nomadic, I sure like to talk to myself about someday settling … More

I once had an experience that I would call the thrill of the familiar. When we first moved to Paris, … More

I keep getting my socks knocked off by the hilly backcountry north of Montpellier. On a tongue-in-cheek map of France … More

I love that sense-sharpened feeling of arriving in a new place. Taking it all in, eyes wide open, as you … More

This is another rescued snippet from the old Tumblr I’m clearing out. May 2017 We’ve gotten lazy, 7+ months into … More