The Planting Is So Very Good

This morning I woke up COMPLETELY REFRESHED after four hours of sleep (disclaimer: the first part of this sentence is not at all true), and after I got out of bed and started getting dressed, I noticed that I was a wee bit - OH, HOW DO YOU SAY? - … [Continue reading]

Some Traveling Observations

All righty, everybody. We're in Miami, and quite frankly I'm shocked that we haven't seen Gloria Estefan yet. I hope that the rhythm didn't get her. But odds are that if it hasn't, it's gonna. The flight from Birmingham to here was relatively … [Continue reading]

I’ve Been Preparing For The Jungle For Years

A few nights ago I was on the phone with my friend Daphne, and she mentioned that when she spent some time with our friend Elizabeth a couple of weeks ago, they would pretty much laugh their heads off when my trip to the Amazon would come up in … [Continue reading]

Some Links Para Ti

Apparently I now feel the need to include a little Spanish (un poquito español) in all my posts. I have a feeling that tendency is going to SKYROCKET in about five days, so consider yourselves warned. Anyway, I just wanted to jump on here … [Continue reading]

A Brief Interruption Of Your Regular Programming

You know, if I were ever in any sort of situation where I had to prove that I have a strong tendency to get totally wrapped up in the most mundane, pointless details, I really do believe that I could enter yesterday's post into evidence. Your … [Continue reading]

Una Semana

You know how you can have a vague awareness of a certain date or trip or event for a really long time, but then there's one day in particular where the reality of that upcoming thing sort of settles in and you start to think that you're not at all … [Continue reading]