"School Spirit" is the new "MAGA." Or it's just the same old shit.
As the debate rages about what went down at the nation’s capital this past weekend between Nathan Phillips and his Native American...
Serena's Anger is a Litmus Test for us All
A lawyer gets labeled a troublemaker because she gives her opinion and asks questions. A professor gets ousted from her department for...
Music These Days- Another Old Guy Rant
Old guy music rant. This one should annoy everyone. Including me. My friends hate it when I make fun of some commercial hip hop and let...
Weekend in New Orleans- Confederate Edition
Blog update: After starting off the year writing regularly here, I regained the rhythm and momentum to return to finishing my book about...
School Sucks
I wrote this little rant this morning on Facebook: I'm losing faith in education. While I always believe the liberal arts is the only...
And in the End...
Day 14- Sunday, July 9 It was our 23rd wedding anniversary. Of course we forgot about it until we boarded our flight that afternoon. We...
Our last day in Tokyo
Day 13, Saturday, July 8 On our last full day, we were determined to get to the famous Tsukiji Fish Market, said to be the largest fish...
We leave Kyoto and experience various forms of violence and food.
Day 10 Wed, July 5 I forgot to mention the mixed feelings I had on July 4. I woke that morning to the realization that it was still July...
A quiet, peaceful day in Kyoto- Ancient buildings, geishas, and food
Day 9- Tuesday, July 4 We made a deliberate choice to bring the kids with us on our dream Japan vacation. My parents were skeptical. ...
Osaka food and whale sharks to Nara's psycho deer and shrines
Day 7 (technically the 8th day in Japan) Sunday, July 2 Our feet and legs were aching when we woke up. According to our Steps trackers,...
Hiroshima to Osaka- Let the food heal the soul
Day 5 continued After we finished at the Peace Park, we were all kind of in a daze. Our eyes were puffy, and I was still choking back...
Hiroshima
Japan 5 Day 5 We spent the day traveling almost the length of Japan. While traveling to Koriyama from Tokyo, I noticed we blew through a...
Northside Adventures- Buffets, foxes, and amazing street markets
Japan 4 Day 3 As Geri entered the women’s side of the baths, a group of old women exclaimed, out loud, “Hakujin!” We know this word. It...
And Now for Something Completely Japanese
Monday, June 26- 2nd full day Flying through the Japanese countryside at 200mph is a surreal experience. Rice fields inhabit every...
We Do Tokyo
Japan 2 Naomi drove us to the airport at 6:30 on Friday, June 23. We arrived at Tom Bradley Terminal and immediately hit a snag. Japan...