25
Jun

Curiosity is Infectious

Dad & Tech My dad has always had a keen interest in the latest consumer electronics. Often, he would go out and purchase something he’d seen someone at church using, or caught a glimpse of in an ad. One of the immediate consequences of my dad’s tech fondness was that any time it manifested itself […]

20
Jun
Picture taken at SF Weird Festival

Plateau of Happiness

Originally published on August 20th, 2015. Tonight, my wife and I had dinner in San Francisco at a lovely restaurant called The House of Prime Rib. We had heard mostly positive things about the place, so Jen decided to place reservations for us to eat there a month in advance. She’s gets pretty serious when […]

15
Jan

Paseo

Since we couldn’t get enough of Washington, we’re back to visit our friends Chris & Teresa, and to see more of the state! Our last trip here was in September (2014). Unfortunately, we weren’t able to check out a Caribbean influenced sandwich place many people raging about: Paseo!  We made sure to pay a visit […]

3
Dec

Travel, Social Media, & Conspicuous Leisure

Travel is a more recent flavor of conspicuous consumption (and conspicuous leisure) which has spurred from the permeation of social media into many aspects of our lives. For this blog, I’ve decided to delve into a few trends that stand out on my social media feeds (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) to see if I can highlight […]