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Of Security Lines and Sunsets

If you’re anything like me, your favorite part of traveling is the TSA security line at the airport. Even pre-pandemic, it was a model of good vibes and efficiency. But I kid! (I actually think that TSA, like the post office, does an admirable job under Herculean circumstances. Let the hate tweets commence! #IoncehadaletterthandidntarrivesothepostofficesucksandtheTSAisfullofpeopkerejectedbytheCIAbecausetgeyenjoyedenhancedinterrogationalittletoomuch (hashtagContinue reading “Of Security Lines and Sunsets”

Of Faith and Fountains

I’m leaving for my next journey this afternoon, but this morning I took another short drive through town while listening to Taylor Swift’s “The Last Great American Dynasty,” which is about as good a chronicle of class and power dynamics as has ever been written. I went to take a picture of my church onContinue reading “Of Faith and Fountains”

You Thought I Was Kidding, Right?

Admit it. When I brought out that hoary Mark Twain quote about the changeable New England climate and talked about veering from 70s to snow, you rolled your eyes at those Bostonians and their weather nonsense. But listen up, Buttercup. I may kid about many things, but weather isn’t one of them. Welcome to myContinue reading “You Thought I Was Kidding, Right?”

Know When to Walk Away: A Patriotic Interlude

I’m back in Arlington for a few days R&R, bleary from jetlag (Hawaii doesn’t observe DST, so it’s 6 hours earlier, yo) and lack of sleep, but otherwise doing very well and awaiting career (and frankly, potentially life) changing news from Hollywood. But in the meantime, something happened which got me thinking about our AmericanContinue reading “Know When to Walk Away: A Patriotic Interlude”

Sigh…Kauai

And now it’s time for the big reveal. I did indeed travel somewhere over the rainbow, and it turns out that rainbow lands in Kauai, a place that has held my heart ever since I honeymooned there almost two decades ago. As you’ll recall, Kauai was the last place I visited, and the site ofContinue reading “Sigh…Kauai”

America from Above

It’s hard to believe all the miles I’ve logged in just the first couple weeks, so it seems appropriate for a guessing game as to my current location. Did I end up surrounded by ocean? Or somewhere along the coast? Did I return to the desert, perhaps stopping by Area 51? Or did I optContinue reading “America from Above”

If I Can Make It There. . .(Without Catching COVID)

One of the most reliably adorable news stories these days involves vaccinated grandparents able to see their grandchildren after more than a year apart. Prepare yourself for another one. Although Grandma Lisa lives just one town over from us and has been able to visit with my daughters from time to time, my father, GrandpaContinue reading “If I Can Make It There. . .(Without Catching COVID)”

Time to Call It a Night (and a Morning)

Upon my return from Death Valley, I didn’t quite feel like calling it a night, so I went to one of those off-Strip casinos that locals frequent and which supposedly feature better slot odds. I lost a few bucks, headed back to Excalibur, where I was staying, then made one last pass at the slotContinue reading “Time to Call It a Night (and a Morning)”

From Swarm to Solitude

Here’s the thing. I really like people. It goes against the conventional vision of a writer — in fact, my wife (who works at a university with lots of student contact) and I joke that she’s an introvert in an extrovert’s profession, while I’m an extrovert in an introvert’s profession. Of course, if you’re aContinue reading “From Swarm to Solitude”

It’s Vegas, Baby!

Well, no one guessed, but I think it’s time to reveal that my first stop on this travel journey is indeed Las Vegas. It was a little ironic to begin Holy Week in Sin City, but as a screenwriter I’ve always had an eye for irony (that and alliteration are the secret sauce of screenwriting).Continue reading “It’s Vegas, Baby!”