Posts Categorized AOTHAPRE

All of This Has a Perfectly Reasonable Explanation, Part 4

In AOTHAPRE, Life, Stories, Travel on 14 November 2007 with 11 comments

Continued from yesterday.
Heather looked at me with a mix of exasperation and unblinking disbelief. But she is my spouse, my love, my dear partner, and she knows that sometimes, when you can’t get around a bad idea, the only option is to power right through it.
We switched seats and suddenly I was white knuckling our […]

All of This Has a Perfectly Reasonable Explanation, Part 3

In AOTHAPRE, Life, Stories, Travel on 13 November 2007 with 1 comment

Continued from yesterday.
I’m almost to the explanation now.
Next thing I know, it’s 6am and Heather is poking me to get moving. We’ve gotta leave the house in an hour. Then suddenly it’s 6:30 and we’ve got a half hour. I stumble into the shower and try to wake up.
I cram the last few things […]

All of This Has a Perfectly Reasonable Explanation, Part 2

In AOTHAPRE, Life, Stories, Travel on 12 November 2007 with 2 comments

Continued from yesterday.
I’m explaining. Just hang with me.
The second thing you should know is that I’m kind of a nervous flier. It’s crazy, given how much travel I’ve been doing lately, but I can’t help it. The night before a big trip, I can almost never sleep.
I wasn’t always like this. When I was […]

All of This Has a Perfectly Reasonable Explanation, Part 1

In AOTHAPRE, Life, San Francisco, Stories, Travel on 11 November 2007 with 3 comments

I can explain. Please, let me explain.
First, you should know about the crazy detector. Riding public transportation in San Francisco teaches you things. It’s taught me not to fear my fellow man, no matter how much they smell like wet dog. It’s taught me that happy surprises can happen, like when the sign says the […]