I’m leaving soon for a road trip. As I’ve written before, I’m a big fan of road trips. I’ve driven across, up, and down the USA many time, traveled Canada from coast to coast and beyond (thank you, ferries). I love the spontaneity of a road trip, the fact that time becomes elastic. It takes…
William McKinley and Dinosaurs
Here’s what I can tell you about my recent visit to the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum in Canton, Ohio: I didn’t visit the dinosaur exhibit, but I did see the planetarium. I know. I didn’t connect that stuff with the twenty-fifth president of the United States, either. Every president since Herbert Hoover has…
O Columbia
I’ve driven westbound through the Columbia River Gorge twice, the first time because I’d never done it before and the second time because I had. It’s a breathtaking drive through Oregon’s Cascade Mountains, with scenery that never bores or disappoints. The first time I made the drive I stayed on I-84, which runs mostly alongside…
The Allegorical Window
Welcome to my new website! Make yourself at home–I’d offer you a drink or snacks but, you know…virtual experience. At least after a year-plus of socializing via Zoom, we’re all accustomed to lax hospitality. Feel free to poke around. I’ll leave you to it, but before I go, I’d like to point out the gorgeous…
