Random Past Posts
The Way Out West: San Francisco and Santa Cruz, CA I was a week early and about a billion dollars short of being able to compete in the America’s Cup sailing race, which started Saturday in San Francisco bay. (I also lack the requisite sailing know-how). But the fog parted More...
Iran: Deserts, Shepherds, and the Power of a Swift Smack to the Shin If you want to see the sights of Iran, you'll spend a lot of time traveling through the desert. But sometimes, the desert itself is the attraction -- both for striking scenery and interesting folks. I spent one night More...
Cuba (Part 2): Havana Up Close Part 2 of a series that will last 'til I run out of pictures. And stories. Havana is on the northern coast of Cuba. It's just about 100 miles from Key West, Florida, but it's nonetheless a world away. Though More...
Houston Swoncert — Swon Brothers in Houston I got to crash a private party in Houston this week where the Swon Brothers were performing a small just-two-guys-and-their-guitars concert. I've talked about the Swon Brothers before here -- they're from eastern Oklahoma and have lots of connections to More...
Inle Lake, Burma: Life on the Water Inle Lake was another interesting stop in my tour of Burma -- but the core and highlights of the trip were still to come. There’s a famous Monty Python comedy skit that takes the “we-walked-to-school-uphill-in-snow” joke to its ultimate More...