I might be chasing summers this year, but I’ve spent three winters in Vermont so I know what cold feels like. And today is it. Zero on the thermometer with a purported -18 degree windchill, as if anyone knows what … (more...) [3 comments]
It’s gray here in Ohio. Forty degrees and gray. A cold front’s moving in, but for now there is still mud. Mud and ice. Thick, red, iron-rich Ohio clay and the last remnants of yesterday’s snow. The lake is frozen … (more...) [5 comments]
I’m only home for a week or so and the weather is putting on a show. It always does. This summer I was home for the hottest, humid-est, most utterly miserable days of the year. And now, here I am … (more...) [3 comments]
I know it took me forever to post this but suspense is everything in this biz. So where were we? Oh yeah, middle o’ nowhere Colorado with no car, no money, and the flu. If this doesn’t sound familiar read … (more...) [3 comments]
Our mechanic at the Firestone was a boy named Noel. He might have been twenty but probably not. He had a wispy goatee and was prone to sighing and excessive blinking. When he opened his mouth, strings of saliva connected … (more...) [3 comments]
The funny part was when the muffler fell off somewhere on I-70 in Indiana during a snow storm. It was one of those snow storms where everything is grey–the ground, the sky, the air. I was driving, because, as it … (more...) [4 comments]
Chicago to Lamy, New Mexico. 25 hours. 2 time zones. Illinois. Iowa. Missouri. Kansas. Colorado. New Mexico. Lots of sky. Lots of cornfields. (more...) [3 comments]
If you’re going to spend 26 hours on a train there are certain things you should do to prepare. I recommend beer, several pounds of Asian noodles and less than 3 hours of sleep. This is obviously the best way to start … (more...) [1 comments]