A Polite Society
March 16, 2022
“An armed society is a polite society,” my Uber driver tells me, unprompted, a few minutes into the nine-minute drive from the Boise airport. … More A Polite Society
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An Adventure in Municipal Government
November 14, 2020
Eight months into various levels of lockdowns, I was surrounded by recyclables. Boxes, bottles, cans, newspapers, even things that probably aren’t accepted in Chicago’s single-stream: I was swimming in it. … More An Adventure in Municipal Government
Covid-19 Lockdown Day 18: National Burrito Day
April 2, 2020
My first full week of work in the new world is drawing to a close, and I couldn’t be saner. … More Covid-19 Lockdown Day 18: National Burrito Day
Just Can’t Get Enough
November 26, 2019
Saturday, November 23-Tuesday, November 26, 2019: Berlin, Germany Late November 2019 found me in Berlin: Fresh off of a backbreaking week at Dreamforce in San Francisco followed by two consecutive nights on a plane and sporting a murderous upper respiratory infection. Every description of Berlin seems to feature a word starting with “gr”: Grimy, gritty, … More Just Can’t Get Enough
On Irish Fanta
October 14, 2016
Irish Fanta is fine but it’s more than a bit of a letdown once you’ve had Club Orange. … More On Irish Fanta
On Club Orange
October 13, 2016
I really believe that Club Orange from Ireland is the best widely available orange soda on the planet. The source of its divine deliciousness isn’t much of a mystery: it’s 11% orange fruit from concentrate. And it has real orange bits! … More On Club Orange
On Dutch Fanta
April 2, 2016
I have been wanting to try Dutch Fanta for at least a decade, maybe longer. For a while, it was my Holy Grail of beverages. On Friday in Amsterdam, I finally had the chance to drink from the aluminium chalice of Holland’s version of the Coca-Cola company’s primary orange soda product. In ~21 hours in Amsterdam (not 24, thanks to the aforementioned delayed flight), I tried it maybe six or seven times. What follows is my review. … More On Dutch Fanta
The Concoctions of Colombia
January 4, 2016
December 26, 2015-January 4, 2016: Bogotá, Villeta and Cartagena, Colombia A trip to Colombia after Christmas 2015 was the first major international expedition I undertook on my own, and it helped to propel the wanderlust that has driven me to so many wonderful places in the intervening years. A visit full of riotous moments – … More The Concoctions of Colombia
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