Not much has changed in the last two years since I wrote Family Recipes. I am 37, I still haven’t run a marathon, and I have kept writing things down. But also everything has changed since I wrote that. My grandma has since passed away. Last week Friday, my grandma passed away. She passed away. […]
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The Giving Type
Papa has always been the giving type. He is the most generous man I have ever known. I know that sentiment is shared by most people who know him. For nearly 30 years, he took our whole family to Sunday morning breakfasts at the local diner. We regularly made up as much as a 15-top. […]
Sunrise Coffee Club, The Origin Story
Back when I worked aboard vessels, we stood 12-hour watches. I absolutely loved the night watch; my favorite was from 0100 to 1300. Night watch is typically the most difficult, as it is late, quiet, and no one is around. I would come up to relieve the previous watch, my coffee in hand, turn over […]
Rising Tide – 2022 March
Hey, hey! Happy Spring! Welcome to this month’s issue of Rising Tide! If you have been here before, thanks for returning. If this is your first time, welcome! Rising Tide is a digest of things I deem worth sharing. Enjoy my recommended books, blog posts, podcasts, music, products, and more. 1. Cameron Maria Machado is […]
In this small, sunny space
It is Saturday morning at duck-rabbit, the coffee shop up the street from my house. The tunes of Yussef Dayes play in the background, the subtle bustle of folks come and go, and I sit here in this small, sunny space and write. I jot down a couple of lists: a weekly to-do, meal plan […]
We’re here because we’re here because…
This year, I read 89 books. (As I write this, there are still six hours left in the day, and I am determined to hit 90. I just never count them before they’re finished.) Of the 89-soon-to-be-90, I have read a lot of 5 star books, so many that a few are tied for second […]
Life is better
Life is better on two wheels.It’s better with brisk winds, autumn views, and waterfalls.It’s even better with camping gear.And with chicken wings and beer.And with a near full moon on a silent stretch of the ride.Life is better at the the top of a big ass hill after a hike-a-bike climb.And even better with some […]
El Mejor
After a day spent in Old San Juan, my brother and I were ready to explore the rest of Puerto Rico. We both prefer things more off the beaten path, so we wanted to see as much of the rest of the island, the non-touristy places, as possible. We grabbed breakfast first before heading out […]
How to Read
A “library cormorant” is a phrase cleverly coined by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Omnivorous and voracious in my reading, I identify as one myself! As a kid, I read and read and read! I was always all in for the Book-It monthly Pizza Hut personal pan pizza monthly contests, the Accelerated Reader program at school, you […]
Malong’s Meditation
I had just entered the North Cascades. Newhalem, Washington is the first little town I came to as I enter the park from the west along SR-20, the North Cascades Scenic Highway. I decided to start my weekend in the park by hiking the Trail of the Cedars, a short and intimate little trail with […]