I arrived in Oviedo from London nervous and excited. I’m a well-seasoned traveler, but somehow this felt different. I was starting my Camino the next day. This was something I’d never done. I’d camped for a week in the BWCA when my son was a baby and again when he Read more
I overpacked. I found out when I unpacked in the garage, taking precautions against bed bugs. The clothes were easy: everything went straight into the washer, sorted into cold-water-only and the few things that could handle a hot wash and hot dry. Everything else was a lot of stuff, and Read more
The main reason I booked a tour company was simple. I wanted to focus on the Camino itself, not on where I’d sleep each night or whether I could hike 15 miles or more with a heavy pack on my back. I could have handled all of it myself, and Read more
The final step, posing with my Compestela showing the completion of my goal.
This month, I moved into a single-family home in my new city of Erie, Pennsylvania. That may not sound like much, but it’s a change of course in what I’ve been doing for the past seven years. When I returned to the US in 2018, I decided to go with Read more
I read an interesting article about Target Corporation and their recent revenue hit due to people boycotting them over their roll-back of DEI initiatives, including ceasing their support for black owned businesses. In their infinite wisdom, the leadership of the company decided that the way to get shoppers back in Read more
Here’s a journal entry I created in March 2021. Good to look back sometimes. This weekend, I traveled to West Sacramento to spend time with a friend. The plan was loosely based on drinking – beer, wine, Gin & Tonics, and maybe watching a movie or two. While places are Read more
What a year this has been so far. While I thought 2018 was difficult – a year of many endings and chapters closing; 2024 has been a ‘hold my beer’ kind of year. Recovering from TKR and dealing with being laid off without much of a parachute is tough enough, Read more
From Wikipedia: “The Eurovision Song Contest, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed live and transmitted to national broadcasters via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries’ songs to determine a winner.” The Read more
What have I been up to since March, as I prepared to leave Quotient Sciences and look for my next opportunity? I have taken advantage of this transition to take care of some things and set myself up for the future. While these times can be stressful, I’ve been through Read more