Category: travel
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Holidays 2017, Explained (Part One)
“This is the school for fools in love. Did I mention? Pay attention!” —Bootsy Collins, Worth My While (feat. Kali Ulchis) Last May, I mentioned wanting to get back to New Orleans by the end of this year. Our anniversary had just passed, Robert E. Lee’s statue had been removed from Lee Circle, and I […]
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Thank You
“There’s no righteousness in your darkest moment.” — Sleater-Kinney, Sympathy Thank you, 2015, for pushing me to go beyond what’s comfortable. For giving Tiffany great work opportunities and a shake up to her routine (and mine). For London. For meaningful conversations with loved ones. For Dominique Toney on my tv. For Omaha. For 80 years […]
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Humans of Los Angeles
“Man woman, you might as well dance. Get down, Zulu.” – Q-Tip, ManWomanBoogie This image showed up several times on twitter a few days ago. I disagree. I don’t know what I think the percentages might be but I do know that on most days, I see more acts of kindness than I do cruelty. […]
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Santa Cruz (You’re Not That Far)
“I can’t say I was surprised.” – The Thrills, Santa Cruz (You’re Not That Far) When I first started visiting Santa Cruz, 15 or so years ago, Pink Godzilla Sushi was the favorite restaurant of my local friends. It was a popular spot that was loud, had a wait on the weekends, and had an […]
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