a short story by Todd Bradley Once upon a time, there were two piglets playing in the tall grass under a tree on a hill not far from Farmer Joe’s house. One piglet was named Verne, and the other was Flick. “Look, Flick,” said Verne, pointing to the sky. “The full moon is coming up.”… Continue reading A true story of three piglets, a rooster, and their love of cheese
Todd’s makeshift mocha latte recipe
It’s been a while since I posted a recipe. Well, actually, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here. But it’s time for a recipe. I like coffee. And I occasionally like chocolate. But I prefer good coffee and dark chocolate. Also, I don’t have an espresso machine at home, so I can’t make… Continue reading Todd’s makeshift mocha latte recipe
the last four months
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been four whole months since I wrote anything here. I guess you could say I’ve been busy! Let’s see, can I give a reasonably quick recap? I’m pretty well settled back into Capitol Hill now. My apartment, while still needing lots of work, is liveable and in nice enough… Continue reading the last four months
back to Capitol Hill
It’s been seven and a half weeks since I got back from my big journey. There have been changes in so many ways. I wrote about the first few days in an earlier article here. After a week or so, I went back to work full time. That was a little hard to get used… Continue reading back to Capitol Hill
hindsight and the end
TripIt I used a service and software called TripIt for our entire trip. All along the way, I plugged in each flight, each hotel where we stayed, and most major activities. At one point in our journey, Beth had a little rebellion against TripIt, and was mad at me because I wanted all our plans to… Continue reading hindsight and the end
easing back into “normal” life
Moving In The day after we arrived back in Denver, I rented a car from Enterprise, loaded up my meager belongings, and moved into my new temporary home. I’m staying with a friend in Lakewood, who has a big house and several housemates. One of the bedrooms in her place opened up about the time… Continue reading easing back into “normal” life
the journey home
Sam: “All right, we don’t have that much left. We have to be careful, or we’re goin’ to run out. You go ahead and eat that, Mister Frodo. I’ve rationed it. There should be enough.” Frodo: “For what?” Sam: “The journey home.” — Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Our last few days… Continue reading the journey home
The Grand Palace of Bangkok
Dateline: January 25, 2016 / Location: Bangkok The last tourist attraction we visited during our month in Bangkok was The Grand Palace. It’s probably one of the first places most tourists visit, and for us it was the last. Maybe that tells you something about our time in Bangkok overall. We put a lot higher priority… Continue reading The Grand Palace of Bangkok
Bangkok Folk Museum
You probably know how I’m interested in human geography, in particular how cities are born, grow, and change over time. So I was psyched to learn that Bang Rak, the part of Bangkok where we’ve been staying, has its own little history museum. It was a bit confusing at first, because I found three different names… Continue reading Bangkok Folk Museum
exploring more of Bangkok, especially Bang Rak
I’m writing this on a rainy Sunday afternoon, our last Sunday in Bangkok. Thursday morning, we leave to return to America, so I’m feeling contemplative. A Very Good Decision I posted a blog article in late September about good and bad decisions we made in the early part of our trip. We’ve made lots of… Continue reading exploring more of Bangkok, especially Bang Rak