

Election Day 2020: ‘The vote is precious’
It’s been almost a decade since I was in the newsroom for an election night. I miss so much of my time as a journalist. However, I think...


Happy birthday, Weed!
Here's The Weed enjoying a night of drag bingo, along with several hundred people at a packed brewery. (Side note: It’s shocking to see...


It snowed. A lot.
Late-October snow in Colorado and freezing temperatures. There’s a foot of snow outside my window. Icicles hanging from the roof. Also,...


Breakfast Champion: A Turkish delight
The Weed and his Turkish coffee. Enjoy responsibly. The Weed and I are breakfast people. Throughout our years together, our tastes have...


Of toilet stuff & international idiosyncrasies
Ancient Athens = Ancient infrastructure and unusual toilet habits. It turns out our president isn’t the only person talking about toilet...


Flying the friendly skies: Come on, people!
Cruising high above The Alps, strapped into the middle seat: To recline or not? Airplane etiquette might seem like a lost art but it...


Globetrotting as a woman: Hell, yes
Lillehammer, Norway ... A solo selfie. An unusual subject line popped up in my email yesterday: TRAVEL: What you learn traveling while...


Of Seattle, Puppy Play, and the spirit of Alice B. Toklas
Seattle: More than meets the eye. Honest. When the spirit of the life partner to a legendary writer, poet, playwright makes contact, I...


One foot in front of the other
As I sat in the living room chair yesterday, unlacing my running shoes, wiping the sweaty hair from my face, thumbing through Twitter on...


One good dog
A roll in the summer grass or snowplowing through a drift in the yard were some of Bravo's favorite indulgences. That, and loving Kevin...




















