When I get up in the morning, the first thing I check is the First Giving page for Passports with Purpose. As of a few days ago, we’ve met – and surpassed – our fundraising goal. Because of your generosity – on all sides, from those that donated prizes to those that bought tickets, we’ve …
In our hilly city by the Sound, we don’t know how to respond to a snowstorm. Our infrastructure is lacking and our geography is treacherous. Plus, we tend towards the wet and freezing rather than the dry and fluffy – this makes for a dangerous combination on the roads. At the Nerd’s Eye View HQ …
A few more pictures here.
I hook the gate behind me, looping a rusting length of wire back over a splintery post and we drive a few hundred yards up the hard packed dirt road towards the cattle station. The house is a green, ramshackle place with a corrugated tin roof and a big front porch on the shady side …
When it comes to traveling and the gear that goes with it, oh, boy, do I know what I like. If you’re giving gifts this time of year and you’re wondering what to get the traveler in your life, I have a few suggestions for you. Merino wool long underwear. You knew I was going …