There was a time, more than a decade ago, when I would take a trip purely for the pleasure of doing so. And while I did scribble a note to an editor friend about this trip to Arizona in hopes of perhaps landing a story, I intentionally left it vague. “If there’s something there, can …
Ceramic sun faces at Son Silver West, Sedona
Nothing. No, really. I’m coming into 50 a little worried about money, but I don’t regret for a second the choices I’ve made about my work and how it fits into my life. I adore your kids (yours especially, you know who you are) but I have never wished that I had my own. I …
After a series of Sisyphean tasks, I was able to purchase health insurance through the Washington State Health Care Exchange. The obstacles were numerous; I began to feel like the whole system was built by the Road Runner and I was Wile E. Coyote, forever trying to catch the elusive bird. The “you can keep …
Well, you know, we all want to change the world. Here’s what I’m planning for 2014. Less internet: What? Really? Yes. But not like you think. I’m not going on some crazy digital detox or anything. Because oh, my, I love the web. But somehow, the signal to noise ratio in my digital diet got …
See you on the other side of the calendar.