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Beer Journal: Brewery Tours

I love brewery tours. Especially in Europe. I’ve done quite ...

Beer Journal: Nile Special

Some people have wine journals. Liz James told me about ...

Florence’s So-Called Life

Florence, our precious little puppy, is 6 months old. She’s ...

Last-Call Adventure: The Gault Site

On our list of adventures to have with our buddy ...

Trying to write a wedding toast, Part II

Part II: Itchy Hearts I continued to think about Liz’s ...

Trying to Prepare a Wedding Toast, Part I

Prologue: Right before I got married, a lot of people ...

Last-Call Adventure: Canyon Lake Gorge

Our dear friend, Colin, is leaving us in August. He’s ...

Goodnight in Old San Antonio

After six years, I gave up my booth at Night ...

We Planted a Tree [Part I]

This is our sapling Taxodium mucronatum: Among the many cool CPS ...

Something New and Good : Easter and Earth Day

“Give me something I can touch.” It started in London ...

Something New and Good : Transition

Someone wise recently told me that I was in a ...

Fiesta Time!

Fiesta is here! Never mind that downtown is about to ...

Something New and Good : Requiem

 My sister and her husband were living in my grandparents’ ...

Explorer’s challenge: Five climate zones in 15 days

I pride myself on being a good packer. Or at ...

Nature’s Hallelujah: The Galápagos

As our panga neared a formation called “The Cathedral” at ...

The Curious Urbanite Learns about School Choice

There’s a new pro-choice movement in town. Instead of clinics ...