Saw an amazing sight as we flew in over western Broward this morning before dawn. The whole dark-yellow expanse glittered with the strobes of hundreds of school buses, picking up children for the first day of school.
All posts in category Wonders
So Close and Still So Far
Some of the best pictures you’ll see of North Korea—taken from across international borders.
Posted by Stefan on May 4, 2011
http://kam.ph/2011/05/04/so-close-and-still-so-far/
Oxtail Stew
Here is a midwinter cook-up of deep fragrance and lingering heat, a trade-wind stew that emerged in Jamaica and made its way north. It is oxtail stew, brown and steaming, light with ginger and thyme, pungent with allspice and soy, a taste of the Caribbean to warm winter’s heart. You could make and eat it [...]
Posted by Stefan on February 12, 2011
http://kam.ph/2011/02/12/oxtail-stew/
In Which Entering the Rain Shadow of the Cascades and Entering Central Oregon Compels Me to Record Video While Driving
View Larger Map I got a late start around 5 pm on Tuesday, and I was already on Route 26 (Powell Blvd.) so I took that up into the Cascades and the rain, winding through tall trees at the base of Mount Hood. I didn’t feel like I had reached escape-Portland velocity until I emerged [...]
Posted by Stefan on September 2, 2010
http://kam.ph/2010/09/02/crossing-the-cascades/
Driving Across the Country
I’ve mapped out a tentative route for my trip from Portland to the East Coast. Of course, I’ll be contacting editors for job offers along the way, so I may never actually get to my hometown of Lambertville, New Jersey… but this is the plan so far. View Directions to lambertville, nj in a larger [...]
Posted by Stefan on August 22, 2010
http://kam.ph/2010/08/22/driving-across-the-country/
Sunset Table
No, not the debauched picnic spread in the center of a bronze-lit arcadian meadow that will be the opening scene for my first play about love and redemption. But this, courtesy of the U.S. Naval Observatory: Generate yours here. I like to tape it to the inside of my front door, just so I know [...]
Posted by Stefan on April 17, 2010
http://kam.ph/2010/04/17/sunset-table/