Electronic pushpins on a map

I’ve done a little bit of traveling in the past few days and I’ve got one more leg of the trip before its all over and I reach my final destination. Since I was here last, wifi has propogated across almost everywhere that I’ve been. If I’ve turned my laptop on and accessed my [...]

Leaving home

It’s that time once again. I’m set to get on a plane and travel half way across the planet away from everyone that I know and love.

I’m headed to Iraq for another 4 month stint in what should be a relatively easy trip. I’ve got my bags packed and this time my [...]

It was quite fun

Over the weekend Jessica and I traveled across the country to mess with my parents and attend Grant and Sheena’s wedding. The second part of that sentence probably made sense but the first part should have you asking questions – let me divulge the details.

We’ve been planning on attending their wedding for more [...]

So many things – so little time

Jessica and I are constantly rearranging our schedules. Each week we find that more and more things are pushed to the wayside as we try to fit everything in. Our latest casualty might be going camping this year. I don’t think we have a free weekend available until Labor Day and I’m not even [...]

What has happened?

There was a point in time where I would spend hours looking for something that interested me. I would spend days on the internet trying to stay entertained and I would share much of what I found here, at this blog. Lately, however, I’ve found that life outside the internet is far more fulfilling [...]

Bad weather brings out the worst in us

I grew up in the Midwest and learned to drive on sheets of ice. Washington residents, on the other hand, forget how to drive when the sun is hidden by clouds. I thought it was bad when traffic slowed to crawl when it rained – something it does quite frequently. What amazes me is [...]

America’s Hat

For the second year, I’m spending my Thanksgiving north of the border in Princeton. BC. The trip is a bit of an avant garde camping trip but I really enjoy my time here. Our hosts, Richard and Paula, are kind enough to feed us twice a day and let us hang out. We don’t [...]

Iowa – I can’t even think of a great tagline

This particular post was not inspired by some random urge to write about the state that for the longest time I knew as my home. In fact, I’m only writing about Iowa because someone else did all of the hard work for me.

The Iowa State Fair is probably going full swing right [...]

Still alive – I swear

If you visit this site with any frequency you’d notice that I seldom go a few days without making some sort of post. Well, you can consider this that post. I’ve got a larger and more detailed post thats coming down the pipeline complete with photos and videos but that will come later. I’ve [...]

I’m so glad to be home

While I haven’t yet reached the west coast I have arrived in America and its quite nice to be back. I’m still rocking the same clothes that I’ve been wearing for the past 60 or so hours. Traveling via military channels seldom goes without a hitch and I had quite a few.

I was [...]