Some Writing
A selection of short essays, thoughts, recipes, and ephemera.
- The Joy and the Guilt in a Cup of Kopi LuwakA look into the lore, myth, and reality of the legendary kopi luwak coffee.
- 45th Parallel II (South)Half-way between the Equator and the South Pole.
- The Dawn MineIn the wilds of the Angeles National Forest you can visit the abandoned Dawn Mine,
- 45th ParallelHalf-way between the Equator and North Pole.
- Hiroshima HypocenterA small plaque marks the spot of the Hiroshima Hypocenter.
- The Evolution Basin in the Sierra Nevada MountainsThe Evolution Basin is easily the most beautiful place I have ever had the fortune to visit.
- Death on the Expense LineBack in 1989, I entered a lot of A/P expenses. You wouldn’t believe how it was back then.
- Some Thoughts on Burrito TapeBurrito Tape: A necessary tool of the modern age or a food-grade inventor flex? You decide.
- A Fishing StoryElmer Smith? Yeah, sure. I’ll tell you about Elmer Smith, one of the happiest gents I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet.
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