This Still Hurts

When I got back from my Portland road trip. I was excited to review the images of all the places my son and I had visited. What I saw in those images was devastating.


Serious Cracker Addiction

Recent trips to Costco left me momentarily hooked on a snack cracker that objectively was not good for me. Unfortunately, facts had little to do with this obsession.


Las Quatro Milpas (November 2024)

Las Quatros Milpas is an old-school mexican restaurant in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego, CA, US. Their beans and rice (w/chorizo) and homemade tortillas are divine, and I am often tempted to drive the 100 miles one way for their food.

  • Date: November 2024
  • Camera: Ricoh GR III
  • Details: f5.6, ISO 200, 1/500 sec
  • Location: Barrio Logan, San Diego, California, United States

Amboy (April 2025)

My son and I took a drive to Amboy, CA in March 2025. Interesting story of a stalled town regeneration attempt off of historic Route 66 in California. Not much here, but it made a great day trip.

  • Date: March 2025
  • Camera: Ricoh GR III
  • Details: f8, ISO100, 1/800 sec
  • Location: Amboy, California, United States

Forgiveness vs. Permission

It is better to ask forgiveness than permission
— US Admiral Grace Hopper

One of the things that I have seen during my corporate, small-business, and academic career is folks in leadership embracing Admiral Grace Hopper’s statement addressing forgiveness versus permission for all the wrong reasons. As with most things, context is everything.