Another one from the archives. 3.26.08. Funny how fast we grow and life changes in a year. Would be embarrassing if it weren’t honesty. when i was 8 i wanted braces – i’d make my own with paper clips. when i was 10 i…
Musings»road trip 08
desert poem
From the archives. 2.3.08 if i’d have known you as a Saguero, i’d have hunted for your flowers at night: suckled stamina, swam in…
by Jewels May 6, 2009
therapy = no health insurance
This has turned out to be a doozy of a week. First, a client of mine laid off all contractors and cut back employees.…
by Jewels March 13, 2009
To Watch, To Listen: Dutch Influence
Miles: ~5,800 Place: New Orleans, French Quarter hotel Note: Dutch boys, Maurice and Sander, love electronica, hence our late swing through gay dance club.…
by Jewels April 17, 2008
Talk to Strangers Road Trip
Febrary-April 2008 Wow, who would have imagined how much time it’d take to develop and parse through 30 rolls of film and over 1,500…
by Jewels April 5, 2008
San Diego and Jack Johnson
Just a quick update that I’m alive and very well in southern California. My best girl from Portland, Elisabeth, met me here on Tuesday…
by Jewels March 30, 2008
Don’t Mess with Texas and Happy Easter
It’s true and I’m sad. After raving about the friendliness of Texan highways, I received my second speeding ticket this trip. And it gets…
by Jewels March 23, 2008
On Being a Champion
Simply put, it rocks – like the music at SXSW. Of the 15,000 folks at the festival, around 100 entered a softball tourney, the…
by Jewels March 16, 2008
Lovin and Leaving Louisiana
Nestled quietly a mere 9 meters, or 30 feet, from I-10 in a Texan rest stop, I reflect on my recent Louisiana love affair…
by Jewels March 9, 2008
Places and Recommendations
Goal here is to catalog places to stay, to visit, people to meet, live music and other interests. Here’s a list of major cities…
by Jewels January 14, 2008
Talk to Strangers: the route
Follow me across the deep south, up the rust belt and along classic route 66. I’ll do my best to keep postings as I…
by Jewels January 8, 2008
