I (kinda sorta) love LA.

Virginia and I normally celebrate her birthday quietly — a nice dinner on our own somewhere in Chicago. But this … More

Return to Asia (part 4: Tokyo)

Friday After the sheer hedonism of the previous night’s dinner, we kept our breakfast light, getting coffee from the Pierre … More

Wednesday We were heading back to Seoul later in the day, so we didn’t plan much to do. We all … More

Sunday Virginia and I awoke early. We decided to let her father sleep in, so we quietly got ourselves together … More

Virginia and I recently took our second trip to Asia. As before, our driving motivation was visiting her father, who lives … More

Virginia and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary by doing what we often do: spend a lot of time on … More

For the past several years, Virginia and I have made a point of taking winter vacations in warm-weather places — … More

Favorite albums David Bowie – Blackstar There’s almost nothing I can say that hasn’t been said by every critic this … More

Friday Another day with excellent weather awaited us. Virginia wanted a more full-on breakfast, so we walked up to Henrietta’s … More

After a few months of minimal travel, it was time to gear up for our Thanksgiving trip to Charleston, SC. … More