“What does America mean to you?” he asked. I sat back in the vinyl chair, thumb and index finger spinning around my silver ring. On the surface, the question felt easy. An image flashed in my mind of sunlight filtering through the American flag that hangs on my parents’ porch Read more…
Good morning from Berkeley! If you celebrate Easter, I hope you had a wonderful holiday yesterday — even if it looks a little different this year than years past. If you do not celebrate Easter, I hope you had a great weekend. When trying to roundup interesting articles from around Read more…
On my drive to the cabin where I spent the last three weeks, I spent several hours among hills dotted with windmills. All through the California countryside, I was mesmerized by their gentle motion, a continuous circular whoop. At said cabin, a set of solar panels stood affixed before the Read more…
“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” — Jim Rohn Since I’ve been stationary for a few weeks now (and it looks like we’ll be stationary for more still), I wanted to shake up my weekly recaps with a new Read more…
It seems like a lifetime ago to me (so I’m sure it feels even longer to you!), but I wanted to take us back down memory lane for a brief moment to the mountains of New Mexico in my latest update about Route 66. As I mentioned a few weeks Read more…
In case you missed it on the blog yesterday, I’m currently writing to you from Northern California, where I’ve made the decision to step off the road and self-quarantine for the coming days. While I am currently healthy, I recognize that there are many people in our country who are Read more…
You may have seen this on social media yesterday, but I wanted to take a moment to update the blog as well. I know that everywhere you turn, it seems like someone is talking about COVID-19 — from all backgrounds, opinions, and angles. It’s hard to sort through fact versus Read more…
Last week at this time, I was sitting at a kitchen table in a warm, cozy kitchen in Oklahoma. There were fading family photos taped to dark wood cabinets, coffee brewing on the counter, and a flurry of chatter as people came in and out of the open screen door. Read more…