I'll be honest, LA and myself have never really been friends. I've tried, I really have, and I like to think I can become friends with any city but try as I might, it is at best a love hate relationship without much love. Be that...
While staying with Binu’s family in India, his brother matthew did a wonderful job of showing me around. I loved traveling with the family to Bhoothathankettu. Bhoothathankettu is a dam and tourist spot in Kerala, India. It is situated outside the village of Pindimana, about...
After bidding goodbye to my new friend Shibu and his family, I was driven 3 hours north by car from Pathanadu, India to Asamannoor to stay a couple of nights with my friend Binu’s brother Matthew and his family. It was such a privilege to...
Carissa and I much preferred the wandering down Highway 1 part of this journey over the listening to orientation speakers and instructions that were sure to be the focus of the next few days at Pepperdine. With Carol now a part of our “going to...
Mornings along the coast here in Big Sur are glorious. The cool fog laden air engages in a beautiful dance with the sun, with each a little confused as to who is leading, the sweet smell of flowers and pine trees complete this beautifully orchestrated...
The San Francisco I have frequently overheard being discussed by tourists, bears little resemblance to the San Francisco that I know and love. It's been years since I have ventured into the touristy throng at Pier 39, Fishermans Wharf or wait in long cable car lines to climb...
[The eulogy I gave at my fathers memorial service, November 22nd, 2014 at Birchman Baptist Church.] I was trying to describe my father to a friend the other day, and I told him this - my father was a curious mix of Billy Graham, Indiana Jones and...
My father passed away 2 weeks ago at the age of 87. He lived a full life, surviving the great depression, serving his country in world war II as a radio operator on ships crossing the Atlantic and then again in his 60's on commercial...
One of the many passions that Christina and I shared was exploring places of beauty and photographing them together. The photo above was taken April the 11th, 2011 on a gorgeous spring evening by the Pacific Ocean. Christina and I were having the time of our lives, exploring the...
Once the two large boxes containing our bikes were shipped to Portland, it finally begin to dawn on me that this trip was really about to happen. We trained all that we could, carefully selected our gear, and now it was time to see if...
