I’m not famous for timely event write-ups and blog posts. In many cases, the events on which I am to report have left me so exhausted that I have very little in reserve for the storytelling. The 24 Hours of LeMons and the 48 Hour Film Project are particularly grueling, but because they are interesting, [...]

Before I left for Africa, I asked Greg Vestri about how sensitive he thought people were about having their picture taken. He said that it was not much different than most places, just use common sense, and go ahead and ask the subject for their permission first, if possible. Then he mentioned that recently, there [...]

One week from today, we fly to Uganda, Africa. I’m not ready. Well, in one sense, I am very ready. I have wanted to go to Africa since high school, when a geography teacher sparked my imagination with tales of her experiences in Kenya, specifically with the Maasai people. She had lived with the Maasai [...]

It’s good to be home from vacation. My week of sleeping on couches is over. I slept on three different couches in two different states. Remarkably, all were different, yet all were comfortable. Unlike our last road trip through the same parts (see previous post), the road trip with Charles was also very different and [...]