The Winery Road Trip

Last weekend I cruised up to northern Arizona to tour a couple wineries with some friends. While the wineries ranked from “Oh my. Is that dog peeing? Inside?! AY! We’re so out of here.” to “Wow. I feel like I’m on the set of Brothers...

Water — my new best friend

Guess what I did today? I apparently dehydrated myself and truly thought I was dying. I’m not kidding. There was crying, a bit of moaning and a fair amount of embarrassing myself in the workplace. It was the most pathetic, painful experience I’ve been...

Let’s Send the Parkers to France Early

Dear Dad, Remember how you moved from Phoenix to San Antonio a couple years ago? Well, I’ve endured. It hasn’t been fun paying $400 every time I want to see my mom, but I’ve kept my complaints to a minimum. In all fairness, the last time I visited I...

Sun Salutation

Taken in Oro Valley, Arizona. Whenever I see saguaros, I think of yoga — with their lengthy limbs bending every which way so gracefully. My running buddies have been sick lately, so I’ve been tackling my dusty canal route with the company of my iPod. This...