Tag Archives: Travel

The Senses of Place and Sensation of Palaces.

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

San Francisco in the summer has a rather infamous legacy. The most well-known, and consistently mis-credited sentiment to this is that “the coldest winter I/he/she ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” Mark Twain did not say this. No … Continue reading →

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(Absolute) Location [is] (Relative)

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

Location (n): a place of settlement, activity, or residence; a place or situation occupied. In teaching the notion of location and its importance, geographically speaking or otherwise, there are two distinct interpretations of location: the absolute and the relative. Within these two, the absolute location is finite and equally accessible to anyone with the … Continue reading →

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Vacancy.

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

I flew home via Reno last Sunday and had a bit of a layover. Landing midday, I was shocked how deathly quiet the airport was; SeaTac had been bustling in the morning and I would have thought weekenders would have … Continue reading →

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“Wait… did we miss it?” Avoiding Fomo in Chicago.

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Norah: Are you sad that we missed it? Nick: We didn’t miss it. This *is* it. Live music has a very special appeal to me. Always has. As such it is very hard for me to pass up opportunities to … Continue reading →

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I Love L.A., Part 1: “We was born to ride”

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

Rollin’ down Imperial Highway With a big nasty redhead at my side Santa Ana winds blowin’ hot from the north And we was born to ride… I was considering going to LA a few weeks back. Then some shit happened. … Continue reading →

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Baggage.

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

Everyone has baggage. Some people call it luggage. Some people call it issues. Some people get Freudian on you and what they make of it is completely frightening. When I took my suitcase out the other day to pack for … Continue reading →

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Do you realize??

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Do you realize That you have the most beautiful face? Do you realize We’re floating in space? I couldn’t help looking across the aisle at the two UMs. They were not traveling together, but because they were UMs they were, … Continue reading →

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A funny thing happened on my way to Fox Island…

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

I fly a lot. Like, really… A.LOT. I have it down: I am cordial to the airline employees (especially the ones stateside because they are way nicer than the ones in HK  - Cathay ladies at in-town check-in I am … Continue reading →

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Do you miss it?

Posted on August 3, 2010 by

If the way that you need Is too much like greed Decide if you are rich or you’re poor I went to a wedding the other day, or rather a wedding reception, for a friend who is more like family … Continue reading →

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See you all soon!

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

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