Random Past Posts
A Hawaiian Connection: Mahalo, United Airlines On my way home from Australia, my connecting flight was cancelled, leaving me stranded in the middle of the Pacific and halfway home. Happily, that was Honolulu. My 2-hour layover became a 26-hour layover, leaving me time for dinner More...
Moab Photography Workshop As this site surely implies, in the past year I've resumed one of my teen-years hobbies: photography. My skills may not have advanced much in the last 25 years, but the capabilities of modern cameras are indistinguishable from magic. More...
Hottern Hell Hundred — lived up to its name Another summer means another trip to Wichita Falls for the Hotter'n Hell Hundred-mile bike ride. For the one-millionth consecutive year, Scott and I sported the yellow G&B jerseys, based on the hopeful belief that the lighter yellow color would reflect More...
Iran: Complicated Relations My time in Iran happened to include the anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy -- the event that started the Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1979. There were anti-American signs all over Tehran. My new Iranian-American friend mentioned that More...
On The Road Again with Ricochet A few days back, I found myself on a short bus tour through Indiana and Michigan with my friends in the country band, Ricochet. (Prior stories about them are here, here, and here). My high school buddies Greg Cook (pictured just below, More...