On the eve of the summer solstice

Is there anything better than coming home too-late on a summer’s night because the friends were too fun and the conversations too rich and the night just-warm-enough? And is there anything better than your skin being kind of dirty from a mix of the sweat of the day and the mosquito repellent you spritzed onContinueContinue reading “On the eve of the summer solstice”

Camino de Santiago — ye olde tips

So. You want to walk the Camino de Santiago. Enough people have approached me in my personal life about walking this ancient trail through Spain that I eventually made a form email response. “Hello, I’d like to walk the Camino, can you point me in a direction?” Why, yes, I can *forwards email.* But thenContinueContinue reading “Camino de Santiago — ye olde tips”

Can we stop freaking out about the AOD Coat of Arms already?

As far as I can remember I have only once been to a professional football game (American football). It was, from what I have been told, a really good game and it had this last-second turn-around and people talked about it for a few days. But what has stuck with me (for, having only beenContinueContinue reading “Can we stop freaking out about the AOD Coat of Arms already?”

These are a few of my favorite SHOES

Okay, so, to be honest, I really want to keep writing really thought-provoking stuff, but right now I’m in the middle of trying to replace all of the shoes I have worn through in the past FOUR YEARS because they have all seemingly DIED in the same MONTH so now I’m kind of wearing shoesContinueContinue reading “These are a few of my favorite SHOES”