Projections
In 1999, I moved to Washington, DC — well, Silver Spring, Maryland — to go to grad school. I was pretty ambivalent about the move and that stressed me out. I […]
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Two minute blog post: Thankful for Lenny
My mom had a cat, Smudgy, who decided one day just to move to another house down the street. She would come over every now and then (her sister, Sooty, stayed […]
Disruptions we choose
We are home and Benny is barking again. For him, everything is “back to normal.” Does he remember the Grand Canyon? The Painted Desert? The petroglyphs? Does he remember the […]
Ten-minute blog post… Go!
I feel like writing, but I have a competing need to HIT THE ROAD! We are in the last stretch to get home. I feel very disconnected right now. Disconnected […]
We interrupt this epic road trip for tragedy
It doesn’t feel real right now, but it did two days ago. My friend called me to tell me my sweet kitty Lenny was very sick. They were at the […]
Benny was kicked out of Doggie District!
After being such a good boy for most of the trip, Benny rebelled when I dropped him off at the kennel in Las Vegas. About 5 minutes after I left […]
Benny barks at the energy vortex
Hiking with Benny has been a little more difficult today. I’m going to say it’s because Benny is so attuned to the energy around him and the up flow of […]
Taking time to smell the roses
Benny and I had the sweetest moment yesterday. After driving nearly two hours from Flagstaff, and circling three parking lots to find a parking space, I was eager to get […]
On the road with Benny: Marfa
I think all I really want to say after our first two days is that I love the driving itself and the moving landscape. Moving… it must be moving. Still […]
Benny Is Barking 