There’s an iceberg waiting for us when we walk into our Airbnb rental. It’s right outside the big picture windows that line the northeast side of the house, sitting in a cove that opens into the vast North Atlantic Ocean just beyond. It’s like Hollywood’s idea of a perfect Newfoundland scene, so perfect it’s almost…
Crossing the Border
Crossing the Canadian border by car this past June was different from when I’d last done so in October 2019. Back then, I drove along the West Coast to cross at the Peace Arch, one of the busiest checkpoints along the U.S./Canadian border. Multiple lines backed up and intertwined as vehicles approached the rows of…
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…
