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The Daily
005 | MON 05 JANUARY 2026 | Myanmar Arrived in Yangon Myanmar (Rangoon Burma), Thai Airways flight from Bangkok. Military coup in 2021, junta-led country remains unstable. US State Department travel advisory, Level 4: Do Not Travel; southern part of the country is sort of safe. 004 | SUN 04 JANUARY 2026 | Alone Airbus…
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Intermission
What do I do when I am not traveling? 28-days to visit family and friends before flight to London and six months of travel.
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Intentions | 2023
Introduction: I was going to write this post last year. I refrained; reluctant to share something so personal and private. Didn’t want to risk judgment and criticism. Don’t believe in self-help. There is no self; there is nothing to improve. It’s suggested that goals be SMART; specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-specific. Not confident that…
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Year in Review | 2022
Introduction: Traveled nine months this past year; winter in Mexico, summer in Alaska, fall in Maritime Canada. Downtime to visit family and friends for the winter holly-daze. Endpoints: Highlight was traveling through Alaska and Newfoundland. Appreciated twenty hours of daylight; easy to be productive, getting out of bed at sunrise. Appreciated staying at hostels and…
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The Marines
1. Introduction: I don’t like pictures of myself, one of the reasons that I don’t have an Instagram feed. Don’t take pictures of myself when traveling, and don’t like posting pictures of myself on the blog. This 29-year old picture is the exception. For the people that find it hard to believe that I served…
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Coffee Talk
Enjoy meeting friends for coffee; people, with whom, I enjoy the pleasure of their company. Usually make coffee at home, so meeting in a coffee house is an indelible treat; perhaps an espresso, or Americano, or latte with heavy cream. Listed below are a few people with whom I would enjoy the pleasure of their…
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Breaking Bread
Part I: background Started baking in 2017. Traveled to San Francisco on business, and attended one-day bread baking class at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center in Muir Beach CA. Returned home to Houston, cultivated a sourdough starter, and began baking bread every weekend. Good baking is similar to good writing. As Anne Lamott suggests, have…
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