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2016 Date Night with Christina making noodles

Noodles, Bumble, and the Birth of a Friendship: My Date with Christina Let me tell you about the time I went on a Bumble date that didn’t end in romance—but did end in flour-covered chaos, culinary...

2016 80’s Pub Crawl with Anne Bowman

Absolutely! Here’s a hilariously nostalgic and chaotic blog post from your point of view: Big Hair, Bad Decisions, and Boozy Brilliance: The 80’s Pub Crawl with Anne Bowman Let me take you...

2015 Tornado in Dallas

Twisted Fate: The Day an EF4 Tornado Tore Through North Garland December 26, 2015. Most people were still basking in the glow of Christmas leftovers and gift receipts. But in North Garland, Texas...

2015 Top Golf with the Creek Crew

Coach in Green, Golf Swings, and 25 Years of Glory: The Reunion That Hit Different Twenty-five years. That’s how long it had been since high school. A full quarter-century since we last ran wind...

2015 Surfing in Galveston

Surf, Sharks, and Sand-Stuck Sedans: My Galveston Saga Galveston, Texas. The sun was hot, the waves were calling, and Pleasure Pier stood in the distance like a carnival mirage. I was there to surf...

Panama City, Panama

Panama: Where Oceans Meet and Cultures Converge Panama is more than just a narrow strip of land connecting two continents—it’s a vibrant crossroads of nature, history, and global commerce. From the...

Yaviza, Panama

🌿 Into the Darién: My Two Weeks Living with the Embera Indians in Yaviza, Panama At the southern edge of Panama, where the Pan-American Highway abruptly ends in the small town of Yaviza, the road...