Tengo Otro
It was a touristy area, which was neither my style nor hers. Still, we dug our toes into the sand and picked at lobster as the dark waves of Tamarindo Bay broke under the stars. Behind us an obnoxious woman ignored her dinner and instead prattled on about the politics...
Burn the Ships
It was the year 1519, give or take. I’m not a history professor. Hernan Cortés was tapped by Diego Velázquez, Governor of Cuba, to lead an expedition into the interior of Mexico. You may or may not know the story. At some point before the launch, Velázquez got...
Everything is Too Much
If they give away super powers, you won’t find me in the Omniscience line. The internet is like having every possible thought all at one time, and this constant access to information and opinion ruins the experience a bit. While I’m admittedly dating myself here, I...
Fish Birds
I have a crazy obsession with octopuses. Nothing is more unusual to me, like they were designed in a Build-a-Bear by some fearless kid. "How many arms?" Eight! "What?! You're only building one animal here." Yeah, so? And put suckers on them. "That makes literally no...
Roatan, Honduras
A few snippets from a recent trip to Roatan, off the coast of Honduras. It's home to one of the most pristine reefs in this hemisphere, and is home to just about every form of sea life imaginable. At night in particular, it's easy to run into an octopus. *I highly...
Qatar
I don't believe these have been posted anywhere but here. It was an unexpected side-trip, but I got to finally venture out into Doha. From the corniche the skyline is nothing short of epic, but it's still totally worth jumping on a dhow boat for a closer look.
A,B,C,D,G,U,N
People say that teachers should be armed. I'll grant that that’s one possible course of action. Here's some perspective though. My mother taught school for thirty years, give or take. I cannot fathom a real-world scenario where she takes down a determined shooter with...
Do Not Click
As we move in to an age of increasingly more connectedness, our personal space becomes much more sacred. I have an abundance of digital “help,” from the smart security cameras at my house to my Google Home to my Hue lights to all of the various apps I use on a daily...
Pulhapanzak Waterfall
A few snippets shot by my good buddy Brian Carrion while we were out in Honduras over the new year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK1ZsdnzFXs
