A detour across Navajo land

On a whim, I signed up for a seminar from ASU on writing about place. It was short, but very informative. Part of the event was to write about what you saw "the last time you saw some new, grand place." I had just driven across the four corners region to get from Phoenix to …

Random Scribblings from a Star Trek Cruise

At the beginning of this year, 2019, I joined three friends for my first cruise and my first Star Trek convention: Star Trek the Cruise III. We traveled from Miami to a small island in the Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, and back to Miami. Basically a big loop around Cuba. I set myself a goal …

Number Boy

We all shifted our weight, and a few stumbled a little, as the train left the main terminal headed for the concourses. A small boy sat at the front of the car, his head swiveled quickly back and forth, front to back.   “Four cars.  Eighteen, twenty-seven, four, and twelve.  They did not put them …

Pajamas in the Airport

While exiting the inter-terminal train at the Denver Airport I noticed a young woman in giraffe pajamas. A kigurumi. A bit strange, but not unusual for air travel these days. What was strange is that instead of the expected fuzzy slippers or flip-flops she was wearing expensive, and uncomfortable looking, high heels. A glance at …