Mystery Machines

My new (used) Prius, named Clifford, wanted to pose with his friends in the parking garage at the office.

A Look Forward and Back

And thus ends another year, merely a turn of the clock, really, but we use it to first reflect and then greet the new day with hope and intent. I used to feel good or bad about my previous twelve months, but I’ve long since learned I view success or failure through the prism I woke up with on any given day. So, 2023. What’s today’s outlook?

A couple of years ago, I resolved to visit more destinations new to me, as I’d fallen into the habit of visiting Cabo and Barcelona over and over. And I’m semi-interested in going to every country, now that I’m over halfway there without having consciously tried. So in 2023, I visited El Salvador, which I hadn’t gotten to before when it was dangerous, finishing the last puzzle piece of Central America.

My other new destinations were Dominican Republic, Bonaire, Algeria, New Caledonia, and the most astonishing trip to Vanuatu. My overnight stopovers were (repeat) Panama City, (repeat) Sydney, and (new) Marseille en route to Stockholm Comic Con. Locally, I checked out Monterey and San Luis Obispo. Also, I couldn’t resist another weekend in Los Cabos or camping in Death Valley, which last time I went was on a bicycle. This time I more sensibly took a rental car.

Happy New Year from Cancun Airport

I have two simple resolutions for 2024. I am going to read more books. And I plan to carve out time for my own pursuits in a way I haven't since going back to work in an office. 

Here's a good start--sitting by the hotel pool next to Cancun Airport, doing nothing after a swim.