Flying scares the living daylights out of me. It’s the same thing with most roller coasters. It’s not a motion sickness thing. Or a fear of heights thing. It’s entirely psychological. I’m completely unnerved by not being in control. It doesn’t matter how safe flying is or how seasoned the pilot. Not to mention the sheer […]
Don’t listen to people when they say that people in California cannot drive in the rain. Don’t listen because they’re lying – it’s far worse than they let on. Driving on the highway during a drizzle might as well be a death wish. Changing lanes on the 1o1? Don’t even think about it, pal. Merging […]
I had the very unique and delightful privilege of working with one of the most respected (if not THE most respected) newspaper designer in the entire world when I joined the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Mario Garcia has been tasked with redesigning the products of The Wall Street Journal, The Miami Herald, El Tiempo (Colombia) […]
I drove to up the hill of a road my house is on when I got back to town New Year’s morning. Not for any specific reason, just to see where it went. The road was steep and windy with guardrails on both sides to prevent an awful tumble; a luxury I think all of […]
Much can be said about the kind of student I was in high school. I assume that’s typical of all of us – and it really depends on who you ask. I went away to college (to UConn, go Huskies, #BleedBlue) and rarely came home at all for four years. I lost touch with a […]
I originally had these wrapped into a bigger, longer, awesomer blog post, but, as it turns out, I couldn’t seem to get the message focused. So, I’ve ripped them out and put them here (#IDoWhatIWant). So, in no particular order, here are some 2013 resolutions – some of which are my own and some of […]
I still need to pack. You would have no idea that I am leaving in less than a week. (Here’s a nice tune to listen to while reading this.) Tonight would have been a fantastic night to put a dent in my large pile of laundry, the vast amount of needing-to-be-filled boxes of personal belongings […]
