Optimism and the Covid narrative

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

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Out of the frying pan and into the lap of luxury

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

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

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In the absence of going places, I’m thinking about things again. The Atlantic had an article where a self-proclaimed clutter … More

I’m going to start writing more frequently, on a schedule (-ish). To see if I can write without being first … More

We’ve been nowhere but home lately, with very few exceptions. This feels strange for someone whose life’s aim is going … More

It has been a long and tortuous road getting French driver’s licenses. In an absolutely unfair twist of fate, I … More

So here we are back in Paris, thoroughly bewildered, 7 months after departing on a long vacation and over 4 … More

Early in our winter travels I said to Mark that I realized that we had everything with us that we … More

Our winter travels have had an unforeseen bookend: Montpellier. We’ve always liked this town as I’ve mentioned many times; it’s … More