“What is that sound? Is there an emergency alert on the TV? No, it’s your iPhone!”

As I’ve been filling trash bags with the debris of my life, I’ve also been clearing my head of the same. I’m not laboring under the misconception that this move to California will suddenly result in a  [more...]

I’m beginning to wonder about life expectancy here in San Jose. In Arlington, where I’m from (just across the river from DC) the murder rate was pretty close to nothing and there didn’t seem to be a  [more...]

I realized today for the first time that I do not carry cash. It was made uncomfortably evident when I went to the grocery store and encountered the Salvation Army bell ringer outside. I was only armed with a debit card  [more...]