Value the Work
I grew up with a father who could do anything he put his mind to. Fix a car? Yup. Build a house? Yup. Fly an airplane? Yup. Ride a unicycle?… Read more »
Category: Random
Monday Random
It took me a while to finish One of Ours, but my next Pulitzer, not so long. All the Light we Cannot See is a longer book, but it’s going… Read more »
“We had a deal!”
In this piece, I describe a rather gruesome event. Reader discretion advised… This morning on my ride I narrowly averted hitting a cat. It started out in front of me,… Read more »
Air Travel in the “Modern” Age
A little over 40 years ago (June of 1983, to be exact), I boarded a plane in St. Louis, Missouri for this little airbase in Korea. It was a memorable… Read more »
Saturday Random: Okinawa Edition
I guess I just couldn’t stay away. But I hope no one gets any ideas. It’s hot and humid here, and I’m sure would take a little getting used to…. Read more »
Disorienting: “Concatenation”
I enjoy collecting odd words sometimes. Years ago, we made it a kind of game in the office. Anyone who discovered a new word would bring it into the office… Read more »
Rediscovery of the Unfamiliar
I’ve been out of town lately. In Okinawa, actually. Over this past weekend, I had the incredible pleasure of meeting one of the planet’s newer human beings — my 3-week-old… Read more »
’78
The ’70s had some great music. Can’t deny it. The ’60s ushered in something new, but the ’70s did something with it. It was a great decade. A great time… Read more »
Sunday Random
It’s been a long day, so I can only muster a short bit here… I’ve long understood that the breakfast cereal industry has been pulling the wool over the eyes… Read more »
Wednesday Random
Some weeks are busier than others. Others are a mixed bag. This one is the latter. Whenever I administer language tests — as I did on Monday and Tuesday afternoon… Read more »