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Existential Indulgence: February 2015
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015. On how Delhi had eclipsed Beijing for the dubious distinction of world's most dangerously polluted city. Oh joy. View from my hotel window through the "winter fog.". During the week, while recovering from jet lag, we managed to make it out a couple nights to explore the city. Will and I went on a meandering walk in search of the Old Fort. but it was closed for Shiva's birthday (the Indians have an astonishing number of holidays). Cool place, though. So it was that Saturday mor...
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Existential Indulgence: June 2015
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Welcoming Viviana Perla Stout. On June 18, 2015, at 10:18am, Jennifer and I were delighted to welcome into the world our daughter Viviana Perla Stout. Her name: Perla is a family name from my mother's side: my maternal grandmother's maiden name from her native Italy. It means "pearl" in both Italian and Spanish. Viviana we love because of its intrinsic femininity, its rhythmic sound, its international applicability, and its meaning: full of life! Bearing Thai food and beer! We sta...
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Existential Indulgence: Summer in the San Juans: Orcas Island
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Friday, July 31, 2015. Summer in the San Juans: Orcas Island. On a random weekday? And so we did. to celebrate Viviana's 2 week birthday! Grandma was in town for the week, and she joined us for the trip. Waiting for the ferry (blessedly short line! While enjoying the Baker views across the water. Yep. Viviana’s first ferry ride! Grandma enjoying some quality bonding time on the ferry. We arrived at our little VRBO on Deer Harbor, and posted up to take it all in. Can you spot our tiny infant? Back at the ...
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Existential Indulgence: June 2014
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Saturday, June 28, 2014. Iceland Part 1: Frank and Disa’s wedding. Marked the summer solstice, the longest day of the year everywhere… and doubly so on the 66. Iceland had never really been on our radar as a vacation destination. No good reason, really, just never popped up. But when Frank invited us to his wedding, there was really no debate: he’s a brother, and it’s only right to support one’s brethren as they embark on a lifelong commitment. And tacked on an extra week (our 2. And then a wrench: Jen g...
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Existential Indulgence: January 2015
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Saturday, January 31, 2015. New Zealand Part 5: Mt Cook. The highlight of this post is certainly New Zealand's most majestic peak: Aoraki, the cloud-piercer (a way cooler name, you must concede, than its latter-day conversion to Mt. Cook). But I'll sprinkle in some prelude. From Fjordland we drove south. all the way south. Out itinerary called for a 3-day hike on the Humpridge Track, a recently inaugurated Great Walk that boasted diverse terrain: forests, ridgelines, beaches. So we fled: north! Instead o...
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Existential Indulgence: July 2015
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Friday, July 31, 2015. 8220;Weekend” gets quotation marks for a couple reasons. First, when you’re not working days of the week really have little meaning. Second, our summer routine is actually an inverted weekend: we try to do a little escape during the week, then catch up with friends and hang around (and avoid the crowds! On the weekend. So it was that we set out for our second Whidbey retreat of the year to celebrate Viviana’s one-month birthday. But first: our daughter is a month old! I caught up o...
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Existential Indulgence: Summer in the Cascades: Leavenworth
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Friday, July 31, 2015. Summer in the Cascades: Leavenworth. And we instead scored a dope little cabin on the outskirts of Leavenworth, in the Central Cascades. I brought the mountain bike along. Travel with an infant is a little different. Instead of a straight two-hour shot, we hit up a rest area after about an hour and Viviana ate. Then another impromptu stop at a turnout in the road for another meal. Then she slept while Mom and Dad ate… beer and burgers. Just what the doctor ordered. So Leavenworth h...
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Existential Indulgence: October 2014
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Saturday, October 4, 2014. Seattle September: Weekend Warrior edition (part 2). Another weekend of flawless weather in the great Pacific Northwest. to the mountains! Actually, in a rare departure from what has otherwise been a winning recipe, we decided to head instead for the water: my first taste of the recently inaugurated San Juan Islands National Monument. For Christmas last year I got Trina a trip to go bike-camping. Trina scoped out our destination. And we rolled on! And me and Trina, at sea!
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Existential Indulgence: May 2014
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Saturday, May 17, 2014. Did I ever tell you about the time I was in ‘Nam? The final leg of a 5-week, 3-continent, 35,000 mile odyssey around the globe, rolling out a new performance management system in Rwanda and Vietnam with a stop in DC in between to download at work and catch the Truman Annual Conference. My arrival was not without incident: we ended up. We were spoiled upon arrival to find it overcast and in the 70s: not the tropical oven I had feared. Moped should do the trick. Need to tow a pig?
