1989 on Stage

I attended two plays in a single week in a single building, both stories shaped by the year 1989.

Pandemic epistemology

Science is used to maximize the probability that we know what we think we know.

Last day in Amman

On our final day in the country, we tried to do the things we hadn’t done yet.

So much Newport, Part II

Heading into Memorial Day weekend, Will and I visited Fort Adams State Park. The timing was serendipitous and we benefitted by being able to see a Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial, put on by Operation Stand Down Rhode Island. As we walked inside the walls of the fort, we saw a memorial display […]

So much Newport, Part I

The tour guide would explain it with different words!

Fear leads to dying, not winning

The problem is fear.

Cork Graffiti

We were not looking for street art, and it was everywhere.

Castles of Cashel and Cahir

The two well-maintained and managed places we decided to see up close were in Cashel and Cahir.

Wintry Providence

Like those early settlers here, I didn’t let a nasty winter day get me down.

black odyssey at Trinity Rep

{All photo credits except the image above are by Mark Turek, courtesy Trinity Repertory Company.} While I was in Providence, Will and I attended a show at Trinity Repertory Company, just a few blocks from where I stayed at the Biltmore hotel. Black odyssey plays from January 3 through February 3, and if you get […]