Notes from the Mall, Volume 1. 1. Sometimes I manage to convince myself that going to the Mall of America is a really good idea. Today, the justification was twofold: first, it’s swimming-pool humid outside. Usually that’s not a problem when I take my morning walk around 8 or 9, but I got home at 5:30am, which meant the walk ...

Dear Laura: You said this is how you keep up with my life, so this one goes out to you (cue lounge-act wink and point). Well, I’ve been home for a little over a week now, and I’m pretty much back to my regular routine. I spent last week going out with friends, talking and telling stories until even I ...

Hey, remember me? I’m back. I’m glad to be home. And I had an incredible trip. I’m working on a travel journal. Right now it’s in analog format. My laptop was less communication device, more ballast in the trunk on my trip. Which was fine, really. I didn’t have much time to do anything but download photos from the camera. ...