Wow, it's been a minute! Exactly 97 days since my last blog entry. Then, in the last five hours of finally sitting down to write this, we experienced a neighborhood power outage. An involuntary timeout from all humming machines and glowing devices, so the universe can laugh at us fumbling around in the dark and remind us who's boss. I promise the radio silence was not out of neglect. It was necessary introspection to wrap my head around a big prospect. If anything, behind the scenes, I've...

There was a day when Noemie was "so, so, SO BORED." This day is actually most days. We weren't going to give in to screens or drop work to be her patient at her plastic kit doctor's office ... or sidekick in her make-believe world (unlike our favorite TV dad, you know, that blue-colored Australian Cattle Dog. You know the one who seems to have limitless time and energy to come up with the most clever games and characters for his kids). As the guardians of this tiny restless, often combative,...

I shot this on holiday break while backpacking the Nā Mauna Huna Highlands. A mountain range that not many folks know about or dare attempt. One reason is because the volcanic terrain is so harsh that it can cause severe elephantiasis of the toe and hallucinations where you keep seeing frothy daiquiri machines . The other reason is it doesn't actually exist. Happy 2026 folks! I don't know about you but I'm galloping out of that slimy, unsettling year and kicking up dust on the crumpled...