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  • December 1, 2018

    George H. W. Bush, from a dung floor under a tin roof in Chebitet, Kenya

    George H. W. Bush, from a dung floor under a tin roof in Chebitet, Kenya

    I have mental snapshots and memories of the main house on the family compound.  We were living with a Kipsigis family on their rural Kenyan land, surrounded by rolling hills, grazing cows, and red dirt.  In this main building, we shared meals around a long table and the boys slept in the corner, having given…

  • October 27, 2018

    Pumpkin Patch Island Style – Oahu, Hawaii

    Pumpkin Patch Island Style – Oahu, Hawaii

    Seasonal traditions aren’t constrained by climate.  I have celebrated many a Christmas in the southern hemisphere, sweat pouring from my brow, dripping onto the wrapping paper on my lap from a just-opened gift. Christmas doesn’t always mean snow, cold, and a warm fire.  I have spent Easters anticipating the cool-ish rains, glad to leave the…

  • September 10, 2018

    Crossing the Southern Border – San Ysidro, Mexico

    Crossing the Southern Border – San Ysidro, Mexico

    Spring break raves and mission trips.  Maybe a port visit while on a cruise.  That’s why people go to Mexico, right? In 2004 I was in France for a semester and spent a weekend with a friend’s family in Paris.  His parents were profuse in their praise of the cultural heritage and sites of Mexico,…

  • August 8, 2018

    San Diego’s Best International Cafe

    San Diego’s Best International Cafe

    Falafel, bulgogi, polenta.  You won’t find these items at San Diego’s best international cafe.  In fact, the menu is usually limited to Scandinavian specialties.  The patrons, however, are known to show up in their own regional and traditional dress, speaking languages from all over the world.  I would argue this cafe has the most diverse…

  • April 26, 2018

    I dreamed of Tesla

    I dreamed of Tesla

    Last night I had a dream.  In an ancient port city I stood on a boardwalk of stone, looking out across the ocean in the fading, rusty light of day.  Flying low across the water at high speed was an ultra-light aircraft with what appeared to be clipped wings.  The fuselage was angular with a…

  • March 28, 2018

    Even This Stone – An Easter meditation; Grootfontein, Namibia

    Even This Stone – An Easter meditation; Grootfontein, Namibia

    Lil’s P’s cowboy boots slipped on the side of the rock, belying its composition of pure metal.  We didn’t expect to befall a space treasure on our Namibia trip, but it happened to be on a not-too-distant detour on the route from Windhoek to Rundu.  We followed signs from the highway and when we arrived,…

  • January 22, 2018

    Highlights that can’t be bought – Kauai, Hawaii

    Highlights that can’t be bought – Kauai, Hawaii

    It never fails.  We save up for a vacation that requires a flight and, on the return, we ask the kids what they liked best.  All three, in unison – “the movies on the plane.”  Guys, we went to Kauai! This is Hawaii’s garden island, the island with the most miles of beach.  This is…

  • January 11, 2018

    Mbunza Living Culture – Namibia

    Mbunza Living Culture – Namibia

    As the van came to halt on the sandy track, beyond the grass partitions we saw employees move into position.  Unlike Victoria Falls four hundred miles to the east, Botswana’s Okavango Delta 260 miles to the southeast, or Namibia’s own Etosha National Park to the southwest, the Kavango region of northern Namibia doesn’t experience droves…

  • November 12, 2017

    Willtravelwithkids – on Travel with Rick Steves!

    Willtravelwithkids – on Travel with Rick Steves!

    This week Travel with Rick Steves, my favorite travel podcast/radio show, featured a phone call with Heidi in San Diego!  When we lived in Romania, I signed up for Rick’s monthly newsletter.  In the letter they include information on upcoming recording sessions.  In one letter, Rick was looking for callers who had stories to share…

  • October 31, 2017

    Universality of humanity in Israel and Palestine

    Universality of humanity in Israel and Palestine

    In October I spent ten days in Israel and Palestine, imbibing personal stories of conflict and trauma, peace and reconciliation.  Crisscrossing through checkpoints and polishing off plates of falafel and homemade maqluba, I immersed in historical narratives and the living history of today.  In the diversity, a common thread was exposed.  Perhaps a banal observation,…

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