The kayaking trip was a good bit of fun. An easy 5 miles or so down the Rio de los Vueltas. I had a partner for the trip, Sally, who is a woman in her mid-70s from Wisconsin and terribly sweet. She comes into the story again later (since I am now writing this near…
Author: Jonathan Pearce
Argentina Days 1 and 2 – 11/20 and 11/21/2023
So, I arrived for my hiking and backpacking trip in Buenos Aires on November 20-21. It’s quite a ways to get this far south. But, it’s somewhat fun to be in a place where I mostly speak the language. So far, the trip has mostly been about getting to El Calafate. I had lunch with…
OU / BYU
A few years ago, I decided to try and attend some of the many OU games I usually was watching on TV each year. I’ve done it a few times now. They played UCLA a few years ago in Norman, then I went again when they were back in LA. That was the Jalen Hurts…
Killer Noodle
Second time in two weeks. I must like it here.
Beautiful Van Nuys Courthouse
So, I have jury duty. I had hoped I would get the classic call in five times and then move along with my life, but, here I am his morning enjoying beautiful Van Nuys. I’ve been here several times, none of them have been great. My first visit to this courthouse was in the summer…
Yosemite – 10/26
For our final full day, one of our number managed to wrangle some young traveling nurses to join our crew. They were looking for a tougher hike, and incorrectly viewed us as knowing what we were doing due to our attire and demeanor of self-assuredness. Obviously, they were easily swayed, or they mostly thought Cameron…
Yosemite – 10/25
Day three, we chose to do a bit of a lesser hike. Many of the boys were a bit worn out from the day before. So, we chose to do the Mirror Lake hike. This time of year, the Mirror Lake is barely more than a thick stream. But, in May or June, the Mirror…
Yosemite – 10/23-10/24/2023
I was invited on a trip to Yosemite with my men’s church group. It was during the work week, which is a bit tougher for me. I somehow expected to have decent internet service in a national park, which should be an obviously stupid thought on my part. Thankfully, I prepared to leave pretty well…
Death Cab for Cutie / Postal Service / Pedro the Lion – Santa Barbara Bowl – 10/14/2023
So, retro concerts are kind of becoming a thing. Or, maybe they’ve been a thing for a long time. I see coming up on my calendar a Weezer/Smashing Pumpkins tour which feels very 1996-2000 ish to me. In any case, I bought tickets to the DC4C and PS show almost five months ago. I didn’t…
Something
There’s something very American about the Costco being next door to the graveyard in my town.