Archive for December, 2010
Things Move Forward
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010I remember the cold nights in the desert. To keep warm and keep hope, I envisioned our return to Long Beach as a sort of triumphant homecoming, a chance to hang out with old friends, share stories and catch up on what has been going on. There would be drinking and laughing - [...]
Who Moved My Cheese?
Friday, December 17th, 2010How do you write about the transition from adventurous traveler to urban dweller? What do you say about the bouts of sadness and depression, the feeling of a loss of purpose, the way time just disappears without any sense of productivity? How do you describe the intense missing of the way you used [...]
Bikey Weekend in Portland
Monday, December 6th, 2010One of the dilemmas of being a cyclist in Portland is that there are so many events going on simultaneously. This weekend, Laura and I split forces. She had a table at BikeCraft, a great handmade bike accessory show and I went bike camping with Cycle Wild to Champoeg State Park. Here [...]