Nashville was overloaded with tourists doing their best to pose as locals, but failing miserably. Even being a tourist myself, I could smell them a mile away. Between the girls dressed up in jeans and matching flannel tops and the men flaunting their newly bought cowboy boots, it was a city of people acting like … More Smells Like Bacon (Nashville Part 2)
I had two things on my “must-do” list in Nashville: eat hot chicken and visit Jack White’s record shop, Third Man Records. What I didn’t realize was that we would do those two things back to back. I waited in a line that wrapped around the corner with two friends of mine at Hattie … More The Gods of Hot Chicken (Nashville Part 1)
I’m a creature of habit. And while I used to be better at going with the flow about a decade earlier, now my life has become a series of plans. If we haven’t planned it out, I probably can’t fit it into my schedule. That isn’t always true, but my calendar each month tends to … More Flaunt Your Farmer’s Tan
I have sensed Girl Scout cookie season on the horizon now for a while. There is a change in the air when I know it’s right around the corner. But I hadn’t seen them in person in Seattle to fill the cookie void in my life. I mentioned this to my parents on the phone … More Cookie Controversy
Transient Transplant 