This week I have been faced with my past, mostly my childhood and adolescence. Strange that I celebrated my birthday this week and spent the...

Indolent. Getting old sucks. However, the alternative sucks worse. nm

Dollar hits all time low against the Euro. Recession, there is no freaking recession. Weak dollar good! Allows more of the US to be bought! ...

Tomorrow marks the beginning of my next year. Its prime, though I am beginning to feel less prime by the day. I have had lots of on my mind,...

You know those things that make it easy to say yay or nay to something -- people you date, places you go, people you hang with. Intravenous ...

An oaky finish, Bomarzo, Italy, January 2008. I cannot say more than it has been a week. I'm glad it is over. I'm now sick, probably...

Um, for those of you who don't follow my every move on twitter or flickr, I had a great time in Kauai. Even the extra seven hours it to...

The unbelievable but maybe true. Rethinking the seasons and time with Waverly Fitzgerald. Wondering if I really need new shoes. nm off to ...

Things could be looking up, street sign, Montepulciano, January 2008. I have nothing of note to say, sorry internets. It is too damn cold he...

Tamales for dinner Coming home to a clean house Knowing that tomorrow we'll get the dog Tulips from the market

I need a vegetable. Reporting live from the W French Quarter where tiny rooms are de rigeur. nm

The not so fun stuff: Meet with folks at Stennis Finish book chapter outline Finish up this meeting Get ready for next Repack to move to ano...

Hi there internets! Bullet points for Saturday night at the airport lounge. Go see Juno . I mean it. Then buy the soundtrack and wish you w...

Hello internets! Happy January. It is snowing here, glorious and sunny yesterday and today, grey, rainy and now sleety and snowy. Good for h...

Pictures from Italy are starting to trickle in. Check them out here .

Self Portrait, December 31, 2007, Rome, Italy. Resolving to resolve less in 2008 Run a half marathon this year Reduce my carbon footprint so...

Beautiful day here in Rome, all of them have been spectacular so far. Sunny, not warm, but very comfortable for walking and taking in the s...

View from the terrace, December 2007 (cameraphone). I'm not going to go in depth here, because I vowed to spend only fifteen minutes a d...

I am having a hard time relaxing, much to the irritation of TH. I want to go go go, yet, my body is saying, relax. This is nearly impossible...

Rome as we see it, mosaiced in flickr. It is snowing here, not too hard, but making one wonder if driving to someone's house is such a g...