The Ant and the English Major
April 17, 2011
Filed in: Hawaii, The Middle Ages, The Way We Live Now
O my beautiful brothers and sisters of the Interwebs, I have something to tell you.
We are now 126 days away from my 50th birthday—from the day I was supposed to have reached all 50 states. Which was the ostensible point of this blog.
Guess what? It’s not gonna happen.
As my loyal readers...
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So yeah it’s a mess in here…
October 19, 2010
Filed in: The Home Front, The Way We Live Now
You know when your friend comes over and you’re still in your yoga pants (the ones you walk the dog in, not the ones you actually exercise in; those haven’t been out of your drawer in weeks) and your hair is in some weird Pebbles top-knot because you haven’t showered and you’re all like, No! Come...
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July 4—tick tick, boom boom
July 05, 2010
Filed in: Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, North Dakota, The Way We Live Now
Happy bday, USA.
I celebrated by standing alone (don’t ask) for three hours watching a hometown parade in a town that was not my hometown. The barrier to entry for this particular parade was charmingly low—if you owned a motor vehicle, preferably some kind of large truck, and/or could reliably...
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A brief note from an unpleasant person
June 13, 2010
Filed in: The Home Front, The Way We Live Now
I know, you’ve been sick with worry—where have I been? How goes my quest to get to all 50 states before I turn 50?
The answer, dear readers, is that I published a book – nothing as fabulous as The 50th State will be – but a book nonetheless, a privilege for which I am eternally grateful.
But...
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It’s not about Gourmet. Well, not exactly…
November 03, 2009
Filed in: The Middle Ages, The Way We Live Now
So yeah, The 50th State is about my quest to get to all 50 states before my now rapidly approaching fiftieth birthday. But it’s also about what middle-class midlife looks and feels like in America right now. Which is rougher than Kachemak Bay when the wind is whipped up; more offputting than North...
