Fragility is a fact of life that is mostly ignored, and perhaps for good reason. No one knows what is to become of any of us, I suppose. And on…

I understand why some cultures made it a sin to refuse hospitality to a stranger. And now I’m enjoying the hospitality of Sam Walton, in a parking lot in Gardnerville,…

Or almost. The vivid and smoke-free skies of yore, yes, but now you can’t swim in Odell Lake, for heaven’s sake. And it had taken me some resolve to decide…

San Antonio is not in the West, according to Janet’s air conditioning. It is, however, still very friendly–and humid. The Border Patrol officer at Uvalde, who seemed to find us…