I leave for Portland tonight for a few days of friends and favorites before three intense (magical!) Vida Vegan Con days. I can’t wait! Before leaving, I had intended to share with you some of my favorite Portland haunts, but … Continue reading
All pictures in this post are from a very lovely, sunny afternoon that Milo and I recently spent at Spider House with our friends the Shmananie clan, seeing his bestest pal Jude’s uncle do an acoustic set with his band … Continue reading
Matt and I have been looking for a church in Austin. We have it narrowed down to two which most closely align with our belief systems: the Unitarian Universalist church and the Quaker church. I prefer the UU service, because … Continue reading
Have you seen this poster? It’s been making the rounds on Pinterest, and as soon as I saw it, I right-click-saved that sucker quick as anything, and then printed it out and now it hangs in my cube at work, … Continue reading
Gezelligheid. Do you know this Dutch word? (You might if you’re a fan of Andrew Bird.) It’s one of those rare foreign language words for which there is simply no equivalent word in English, but the closest translation would be: … Continue reading
As of this week, we will have been in Texas for four months. I wanted to write an entry summarizing our experience so far, but I ended up deleting everything I wrote. Anything I tried to say was too meandering, … Continue reading
We’re in Texas! We arrived a week ago and have been settling in and enjoying quality time with my family. I am still on the search for a full-time job in Austin, but I’ve been hired to do a column … Continue reading
The title of this post comes from one of my favorite Lyle Lovett songs, “That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas).” Do you know it? If not: Are you getting the idea yet of what this post is here to say? … Continue reading
My dearest pal Melissa linked to this on Facebook, and since she rarely posts videos, I watched it. I loved it and wanted to pass it on to you.
Remember my goals for the holidays? So far I have managed to do well on all of them…except for finding a sitter for Matt’s and my anniversary. But that’s okay! We don’t have any money, anyway, so I will probably … Continue reading