A huge congratulations to our friends Glenn Sirkis and Jill Kirn, who have just completed an incredible hike in the Grand Canyon, hiking down the South Kaibab Trail to Phantom Ranch, and then back up via Bright Angel. It took a few days from start to finish, but the Grand Canyon is the kind […]
Today (one of the most beautiful days in recorded history) Jessica and I visited the Silver Comet Trail at Art’s suggestion, renting a tandem (”bicycle built for two”) bike from Silver Comet Depot and taking it about 4 miles west of Floyd Rd and back again. The Depot guy was very friendly and helpful, introducing us […]
My friend Vince hiked two hours to a primitive campsite only to find that his neighbors were a bit more affluent than the usual hungry raccoons. Read all about it. Tragic and hilarious.
Yesterday Chap took Colin and I to a nearby Vietnamese restaurant. Chap had been a week or two ago and said it was good, so I suggested that we try it out. I remember broaching the subject in the car with Glenn, who hemmed and hawed and said that we were welcome to […]
I last attended a DragonCon when I was in high school, some ten years ago. All I really remember of it is walking through the art exhibit with my dad, unnervingly conscious of the scantily clad (and unclad) feminine figures adorning many of the pieces. Not exactly your archetypical father-son experience, walking through […]
