Tag Archives: media

Dead reckoning | Field notes from the Pacific coast

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

I tried to slow down, to enjoy the last of my time from Mosquito Creek to Oil City. But the tide was at its lowest, which made the rock scramble theoretically easier, with more beach to go around the big … Continue reading →

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The first thing we’ll do is round up all the reporters

Posted on October 15, 2016 by

If there’s an analogy to be made between the winding down of the US presidential election and a sunset, the analogy breaks down when you consider the fact that most people enjoy sunsets. I debated between a winter sunset, the … Continue reading →

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The entertainment unto death

Posted on March 4, 2016 by

I hadn’t gotten sick like that in seven years, with my head in a toilet, and it was the same toilet seven years ago, the last time at my mom’s in 2009, I had to ask Dawn if she could … Continue reading →

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Leaving the Intercontinental, Frankfurt via the A67

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

Something like 7 AM in the Frankfurt airport parking garage and the lift is out of order so we take the stairs and right away, it’s that Cold War vibe from the paint tones and the little signs and starkness … Continue reading →

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American family of expats braces themselves for Storm Abigail in Scottish flat with beer and leek soup, candles

Posted on November 12, 2015 by

Maybe it’s a tribal thing or instinct, but when a blogger friend from Bristol warned me of heavy winds forecast for where we’re staying in western Scotland, I snapped into action. I pulled my wife aside, who was in another … Continue reading →

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The Airborne Toxic Event

Posted on October 15, 2014 by

To think we are nearing a precipice with regards to the media, Ebola, and public perception about the threat here in the States is mis-guided: the truth is, we are always on a precipice with the media, with panic down one … Continue reading →

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