Travel
Chasing Sunsets
Sunsets are special. At times, they feel like supernatural events. Some of my favorites are from Maui, Oahu, and Key West.
Essays My Writing
Drug Use and Suicide: Welcome to SoundCloud Rap
SoundCloud Rap has experienced major success recently, but not only is some of the music distasteful, it’s flat out dangerous.
Essays My Writing
Friendship After 30
Maintaining strong friendships after age 30 is difficult, but with effort from both parties, they can survive and thrive.
Essays My Writing
The Marvelous Mr. Minshew
A walk-on quarterback who was rejected and ignored by all, and who turned down Saban and Alabama to become a gunslinger on the Palouse, sealed his fate with a storybook ending in the Alamo Bowl.
Food
The Pool: Blasé Food in a Beautiful Setting
An exceptionally beautiful and luxurious setting cannot make up for the blasé state of the food at The Pool.
Dad's Politics Corner
Pardon and Prison: An Analysis of Trump’s Pardon Power and How It Could Lead to Obstruction
The article analyzes Trump’s legal ability to save himself and his associates through his pardon power. The analysis also examines what charges Mueller might be able to bring should Trump try to pardon potential co-conspirators, or even himself.
Dad's Politics Corner
A Loan with My Degree
Hank is trying to survive after graduate school while saddled with mounting student loan debt. He speaks with his loan service provider about his options.
Dad's Politics Corner
America Ignores Its Own Climate Change Assessment
The U.S. government recently published a report on climate change, but you may have heard nothing because the Trump administration dismissed its findings. We all must heed these latest warnings. #ClimateChange
Culture Dad's Politics Corner
The Five Best Podcasts – Culture, News, Politics
Five of my current favorite podcasts, covering culture, news, and politics.
Book Reviews My Writing
A Gentleman in Moscow – A Lesson in Purpose and Sophistication
A pure joy – that’s the best way I can describe A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Not only will you learn lessons in sophistication, but more importantly, what it means to have purpose.