Autumn in Appalachia
So I made this return trip for decades, generally from Wisconsin when visiting my mom and family. But of late the drive was from deeper in the Midwest. Day 1…
Leaving Cow Country – and They Don’t Seem to Care
Boy I miss my pickup truck, and I never had this problem of collecting too much stuff when working overseas. I come to a client’s site with whatever I can…
Wagyu Burger, Béarnaise Sauce, Arugula on Brioche Bun with Nebraska Mushrooms
So this is a Kobe beef burger that can’t be called a Kobe beef burger because Kobe beef is from Japan. But the local cows that contributed to this burger…
Back in the Center of Meat Universe
Still two hours of driving and I can't wait for the sun to sink away into darkness! It’s amazing when heading west on I-80 – it always seems to be…
Spared Again
My home in Potomac Beach experienced the highest tide since Hurricane Isabel. Oddly as we were preparing for a historic rain event, all we got (so far) is really high…
Four Decades of Keys
About twelve years ago, when I first brought my house, for some reason, I put a padlock on the master switch below the electric meter outside. I thought it odd…
The Dove
Imagine sailing from England and Arriving at St. Mary's City 1634 on this Vessel! It was a foggy, humid morning, but conditions on the Potomac were predicted as near perfect…
I love to be in the Clouds
Here’s a poem that I wrote for my Korean sweetheart in 2007, when flying from Busan to Paris, and then Rome. I had to leave her and go to Italy.…