New year. Now what?

We don’t make resolutions, but we do mark each big turning of the calendar with a theme or a phrase … More

From indecision to out the door, 2 days

In our last episode, we were in Italy. Was it just November? That’s almost 6 years ago in Covid time. … More

“Surprise is the great enabler of seeing” Alan Jacobs How can you see a place that you’ve seen a million … More

I remember my first trip abroad in the summer of 1984, between my junior and senior year of college. I … More

We change our minds. A lot. I don’t know if you’ve noticed. But what are plans other than a reasonably … More

I’ve recently had a couple of conversations with friends of friends who were directed to this blog because they’re gearing … More

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

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

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

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