I have a new plan for this blog. Yes, no surprise there. But, hear me out. Because I’ve been stymied by that manuscript I have in the works, and because these entries here continue to be easy to write, I’ve decided to write the manuscript here. Terrible idea, I know. AI will steal my words. […]
Month: July 2026
Guess the Events in My Triathalon
I was greeted downstairs this morning by the sight of Tracy doing the dishes without a shirt on. Walking around the house half naked is my job, so I asked what on Earth compelled him to steal my mojo. It was only 9 am, but turns out he’d already ridden his bike all the way […]
Lessons from Two Nights of Phish
There’s a group of four guys, about my age (50s), about my background (east coast, prep-school, real and quasi smart-ass/intellectuals), who spent their high school years in about the same way I did (when not seeing Grateful Dead shows, then in someone’s parents’ basement playing in or listening to a jam band). Those four guys […]
Making Connections in a New Town
My assumptions about making new friends and how that’s actually working out.
Come for a Visit in Madison!
Get a snapshot of the near-east of Madison, Wisconsin, presented by someone who doesn’t know what she’s talking about (me, who’s lived here for four months).

