“There’s a certain nostalgia and romance in a place you left.” – David Guterson My grandmother’s house was that kind of house that books are written about. I don’t mean because of its stately elegance or how it was situated on the side of a river or facing the beach…
Or more specifically, five things to do in one day in San Antonio. My planned trip was cut short due to the weather, but there was still plenty to do. And as I explained, there was still also just the enjoyment of being somewhere different, with new places to explore…
I’m a believer of third time’s the charm. It’s seemed to work out well for me, and part of that may even just be the power of positive thinking. So I was hopeful that this past weekend when I went to Austin, with full intentions of seeing the bats, I…
I didn’t have a horse in last weekend’s race. But it was still important to me to watch, and I watched with baited breath until American Pharoah crossed the finish line and let out a yell. For the first time in 37 years (and the first time in my lifetime)…
On the first day of summer, I tried something new, something I’ve wanted to do for some time. I tried kayaking. It’s a relatively new interest of mine, starting several years in to my time in DC. I would walk along the Georgetown waterfront early in the weekend mornings and…