I couldn’t have known how weird it would be to return to the classroom. It’s only been about nine years, after all, since I left it. It hit me when I was standing in the school supplies aisle at the supermarket yesterday, because I realized I should have a notebook, one with multiple sections for [...]
I met with Joanna Kakissis this morning, a former Ted Scripps environmental journalism fellow who has been generous with her friendship and with insight about the program. As part of my ongoing orientation to Boulder, she suggested I should check out the farmer’s market as soon as possible. What a tasty idea!
Three blocks of streets [...]
Wow, the intervals between posts seem to be getting longer. This time, the lag is at least partly owing to my outdated view of myself as a whippersnapper who can load up a rental truck, drive across the country (camping out along the way with a cat and dog), unload said truck in a strange [...]
Alas, another communications lag! I could say it was difficult to find Internet connection in rural West Virginia, and that would be partly true. It’s also true that I was visiting my grandmother, a lady who was still using the riding mower and driving to town for her mail when she was 96 years old. [...]
Just returned from a fantastic trip to some national parks in the Four Corners area. I was on a travel assignment for a magazine and photos weren’t part of the job. I couldn’t help myself, though! Every photo I shot tightened the Southwest’s grip on my heart. I’m not sure how long I’ll be able [...]
