Apollo’s First 8K
Busy Saturday. After cultural Fiesta Asia and working on getting my contractor prepped to install a new concrete floor for my bathroom, I was all pumped up to support DC…
Heading West
In June when school was out, I boarded a Greyhound bus from Baltimore heading west. I was heading to San Diego to run a marathon with my friends before I…
The Road to Reality
I was attending the monthly Freelancers, 3rd Sunday meetup in Burma Restaurant in Chinatown on a crisp February morning. A week ago, the Year of the Rabbit was ushered in…
Haiti Earthquake
I sat distraught and exhausted in the American Airlines Admirals’ Club, staring dreamily at my laptop screen. I was applying the final touches to my enduring midterm — a take-home test for…
The Forgotten War
We first landed in a C-17 in Kabul at the International Airport. There were no limos waiting; no meet and greet holding signs — just a thick haze of dust and…