I’ve been a nomad this year. Three months in Malibu, two in Ashland, one in Arkansas, one month in Louisiana, and five months in Texas. Then there was the month I spent traveling from Oregon to Arkansas… The year has been filled with wonderful adventure, a bit of disappointment, new insights, and longing dreams. Of [...] Read more »
KFC Challenge?
The first time I saw this commercial I thought to myself Does KFC think we’re stupid? If you go into the grocery store to buy all the ingredients required to make this meal then yes, you’re going to spend more than $10. That’s not what you’re going to spend to make that meal though. With [...] Read more »
A shriek of panic on the Comal River
There was a shriek of panic on the Comal river. The kind of sound that silences everything else, and makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. It was Sunday afternoon. I was swimming on the river with my cousin Michael Lebeau. We were at a place called “the tube chute,” [...] Read more »
What the World Eats Each Week on The Skinny Gourmet
Erin of The Skinny Gourmet recently posted a great story about the food that families around the world eat each week. Her post What the World Eats Each Week gives an excellent synopsis of the book Hungry Planet. She lists several photos like the one up top of the Ahmed family of Cairo, Egypt. If [...] Read more »
Over the hills and far away.
I was in Louisiana for awhile to visit my Mom. She had a stay in the hospital just before our big family reunion in June, and I though it would be a good idea to go home for a little while. It’s hot down here in the summertime, hot, humid, and sticky. It was good [...] Read more »
Sometimes we just need a little push… from Mom.
Phil, We need something new on your blog. I’m tired of the stupid meter ripoff. Tell us about your visit with Michael or whatever strikes your fancy. Show us some Texas scenery. love, Mom Read more »
Southern Thunder
All day the storm builds. White puffy clouds climbing higher. Sunset’s brilliant orange glow dresses the gathering storm foretelling the evening drama. Dusk comes. Far off lightning flashes lighting the night time sky. Silently the wind builds to a howling roar, and the rain falls. Then the thunder. The southern thunder of an Ozark spring [...] Read more »
Dealing with the Drop
Early in the space program NASA learned to begin assigning new projects to the astronauts before they launched on their primary mission. NASA had discovered that the enthusiasm, momentum, and sense of purpose the astronauts felt leading up to a mission disappeared upon mission accomplishment. The astronaut’s had nothing to look forward to after the [...] Read more »
I live for Road trips!
Road trips are a lot like life. We decide to go on a journey, and we are faced with an unending string of decisions. My plan had been to stay in Ashland for the summer, and with the exception of a family reunion in Arkansas in June, and Burning Man in August all I was [...] Read more »
Bikram Yoga: two months in
This morning marked the end of my second month of practicing Bikram Yoga in Ashland, Oregon. I’ve been going consistently three and sometimes four times each week with amazing results. Today was the first time that I didn’t have to drop down to the mat during the entire class. Although I came out of some [...] Read more »