Yesterday, Mark and I had “the talk”, as we are wont to do every New Year’s Eve. It’s how we … More
Tag: Thinky thoughts
On soup and being rude
Did you know you can’t find pre-made chicken soup in France? No broth either. And it’s not terribly common to … More
Home and Away
Newton’s first law of motion: a body at rest tends to remain at rest; a body in motion tends to … More
Right now, it’s like this
Right now is a time to be in-between places. Neither here nor there. We’re moving, but our new apartment won’t … More
El Palmar, the birthplace of paella
El Palmar is a small town near Valencia. It’s in the Albufera National Park and on the shore of the … More
The pro-Joan plan
We know some people who are the antithesis of who we want to be as we get older. (No, it’s … More
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
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
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
On being unperturbed by lost luggage
This is another rescued snippet from the old Tumblr I’m clearing out. May 2017 We’ve gotten lazy, 7+ months into … More