Not a great week. On Monday, Trump took office, and it was the expected living nightmare. Here I share photos, perspectives on recent events, videos, music, and my plan to brighten the path forward.

This post features a few photos from Olafur Eliasson: OPEN, an art exhibit in Los Angeles. I share a few thoughts on the week and how I’m feeling about the next.

This post covers the fires in Los Angeles, as well as other news developments and insights from the week.

This post covers the first week of 2025. Here, I reflect on the week’s tasks, share some music recommendations for working out, and a couple of videos to help start the new year motivated.

I recently went on a trip to Europe. The first half featured a friend’s wedding in Paris, along with a goofy/cool bachelor party in Amsterdam. For the second half, I traveled by train from Paris to Rome, stopping at a few cities along the way.

Spent a week and a half touring Utah's national parks on a family vacation. This post includes select photos.

A collection of posts from the 2023 trip to Europe with various friends. Locations include Barcelona, Cassis, Le Castellet, Marseille, and Paris.

Paris had phases on this trip. The regular group accompanied at first, then a former colleague from long ago. Explored new areas, revisited favorites. Stayed up too late, got up too early.

While not technically a stop, we had a few hours to spend while waiting for a train. I decided to rush up to the church at the top of the huge hill, because I love back sweat that much.

We took the car from Cassis to visit some vineyards in the Le Castellet area of Southeastern France. A pivotal point on the trip, as a friend got engaged here. Not pictured: That.

Second stop on the Europe trip. Flew from Barcelona to Marseille, took a rental car out to the countryside for a love mission.

First stop on a trip to Spain and France in July, 2023. Spent most days near the Gothic Quarter, stopping for small meals between small tasks. Perfect routine for an anxious American.