Posted On: July 14, 2009
Comments: No Responses
Last week our friend Emma Gilbey Keller–journalist, bon vivant, supermom, and author of “The Comeback”–began a guest editor position at the XXFactor, a spin-off of Slate.
I’m pleased to announce that Emma invited me and…
Posted On: June 26, 2009
Comments: No Responses
Michael Jackson is dead. I have a hard time writing that—because he has been in exile for ages and yet can still touch every living person with his amazing music. In this youtube link, even…
Posted On: April 7, 2009
Comments: 5 Responses
For the final Travelog entry, may I present my perfect children. I took hundreds of pictures of them, but published only a few on this website. In this technological era of tell-all exhibitionism and voyeurism,…
Posted On: February 25, 2009
Comments: No Responses
When Dorothy gushed, “There’s no place like home,” she was not choosing between Caribbean and Cold. But she got home, as have we, and it feels odd as Oz. The kids were elated like Munchkins. …
Posted On: February 24, 2009
Comments: No Responses
On Day 69—the last day—as we prepare to fly away from Temporary Retirement and Approximate Paradise, some stories stand out. Some days still glow. Some moments feel like sprouting soul-seeds rather than mere memories. Like…
Posted On: February 20, 2009
Comments: No Responses
When your BreakAway takes you far from your native habitat, some remarkable things happen: Your senses re-awaken. You notice things. And you find grinspiration in the strangest of places.
Having worked as a namesmith, I…
Posted On: January 31, 2009
Comments: 2 Responses
Frustrations proliferate, from kids over-acclimated to island time to music books lost in the mail. Still, we agree with the many (also biased) families we meet who say, “Kids get more education from seeing the…
Posted On: January 25, 2009
Comments: 4 Responses
After 18 dreamy days, it’s time to depart this Paradise. Happily, the BreakAway is not over; we set sail for Grenada at 7 am. But like most packing days, this one brings waves of emotion…
Posted On: January 8, 2009
Comments: 11 Responses
We done good. Although the family obsessed and argued and made a science out of indecision when picking our places to stay, in this case, it was worth it. This new temporary home is 2die4. …
Posted On: January 1, 2009
Comments: One Response
Spaghetti dinner with friends was fun, but nobody wanted to stay up to see the years collide. Except the kids, of course. But they need sleep. I don’t. So by 11, this modest house party…
