Note: Better photos/full analysis coming in a story I wrote for NPR about baking the cake (pub. TBD) … but here are a few tid-bits.

[Near Barre, Vermont, June 2010.] An ongoing list in no particular order: 1. Days at the beach 2. Light nearly ’til 9p 3. Soft serve ice cream 4. Swimming in the Russian River 5. Swimming in the pool downtown 6. A foggy July 5 at Ocean Beach 7. Blueberries 8. Gin and tonics when it’s [...]

[Miami, May 2010.] Friends, I have logged some serious miles in the past 10 days or so. I went to the East Coast for work and pleasure — but mostly all of it was a pleasure, despite the long stretches spent hauling luggage around via public transport (however! I think I finally have mostly conquered [...]