Idahome

It’s been a while since I have posted a blog. I usually wait until some sort of experience or life event inspires me to write. Lately I have been reflecting a lot on my move to Pocatello, Idaho which is a 32 hour drive from my previous home in Durham, North Carolina. Oddly, I have

Favorite Brewery Visits

I may or may not have been to ~259 breweries over the years and may or may not keep a Google sheet keeping track of where I have visited. Breweries are typically laid back venues, run by innovative and kind people.  What’s not to like about that?  This long, quiet and responsibly isolated Thanksgiving 2020

Finding the balance of missing things and looking forward to things.

On March 2, after a nearly 4 month, planned hiatus from the world of work, I began a new professional position. By March 17, I was forced back into my home by a pandemic. Professionally, it has been a challenge to learn a new position via a Zoom call but with each day I am

Be More Than Words

Wellness. Self-Care. Work-Life Balance.  These are all common expressions bandied about in our worlds of work.  Unfortunately, I have rarely seen the actions of others follow these aspirational words. I am by no means a seasoned world traveler, but in my experiences outside of the United States, others view work differently.  There is more of

Everyone Should Experience a European Christmas

If you followed me on Instagram in 2019, you may have seen that I had the great fortune of travel to some really cool places. To cap off the year, I brainstormed how I wanted to spend the 2019 holiday season. Iceland? Prague and Vienna? I looked at several combinations and after pricing out airline

Kansas to Oklahoma: States 43 and 44

Well, 2,723 miles later and I am in Tulsa, Oklahoma for Thanksgiving.  While southern Nebraska and much of Kansas and Oklahoma were only mildly scenic, it has been amazing to see so many landscapes and changes in topography in a relatively short amount of time. I really enjoyed Lawrence, Kansas.  It is the quintessential college

41/42 SD/NE

Greetings from Kearney, Nebraska. Picture the home of my alma mater Central Michigan and you know exactly what Kearney looks and feels like. I am basically in Mount Pleasant, Michigan where a college town has risen out of the cornfields. Turns out they have pretty a pretty similar population size in the 26-30K range. Thursday

A Mammoth Day in Wyoming: State #40

As I sit in the Chico Hot Springs Resort lobby this morning, I am still wowed by yesterday’s experience in Yellowstone National Park.  While much of Yellowstone’s roads are closed for the season, I can’t imagine having a better experience. I essentially had the park to myself as there were more bison in the road

Bozeman on a Lark

Yesterday was pretty low key.  I checked out of my downtown Billings hotel, grabbed the free hotel breakfast and set a course for Bozeman, Montana.  Amazingly, the sun was shining again and made for another beautiful drive; this time on Interstate 90. The night before, my comedic bartender at Last Chance Cider Mill said, “If

Hello from Montana: State 39

I woke early on Monday morning, grabbed the hotel breakfast, and was eager to see the wild (yet fenced in) herd of buffalo just 1 mile from my hotel. As I arrived, there was none in sight and just when I was getting back into my car, what appeared to be a mom, dad, and