Dropping Mangoes
We are always messed up after a flight, and this was no exception. We were way too hot to sleep, and it took a lot of midnight balancing of fans … Continue reading Dropping Mangoes
Category: Writing
Come with me and Escape
Holy Crap. I was sent home to work back in February 2020 since Microsoft took an early jump on isolating for Covid. Only recently we started having the option of … Continue reading Come with me and Escape
Pre-travel Panic
We are days away from leaving. This is the time when we are trying to make sure that we don’t have to rush at the last minute getting getting something. … Continue reading Pre-travel Panic
Travel Prep: Time out
So I’m actually talking about a watch. Yeah. This is what I’m using. I shouldn’t worry about all this before a trip – but I love getting my kit together. … Continue reading Travel Prep: Time out
Prepare for Launch
Seattle has hit something approaching Herd Immunity now. It is Summer. We have tickets. I am almost ready to travel and write.
Plaguecation
Well, we got fucked on our Hawaiian trip this year. The lockdown over Covid-19 meant that we couldn’t travel to the islands. Hawaiian air gave us credit for the flight, … Continue reading Plaguecation
Five Short Films
What a great time to sit indoors and not do a damn thing. Actually, I love film. I’m actually a bit of a connoisseur of bad film, but on occasion … Continue reading Five Short Films
Social Responsibility
Sometimes you run across someone who just says something better than you do. This is one of those times. Casey Putsch runs a great YouTube channel on Cars and Engineering … Continue reading Social Responsibility
Swan Song
We had no specific plan for our last day in London, so I checked out what Google Maps had to say. It pointed me to the Notting Hill Carnival. Apparently … Continue reading Swan Song
Infinite Jest
We got up a bit early as we had lunch at Fat Duck today. This was a major event on this trip (shit, everything is a major event on this … Continue reading Infinite Jest
The Great Race
We are all leaving the castle today, with everyone heading to London. We hadn’t actually coordinated our transport, so some were taking the train, some were flying, and we were … Continue reading The Great Race
Cognitive Dissonance 