Tripping With Lala

26/07/2026

NYC always has a little sparkle… goodbye for now.

17/06/2026

15/06/2026

It’s night like these… the reason why people fall in love with Hanoi.

17/05/2026

Mango season

15/04/2026

Karen village marketplace

05/03/2026

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the world we’re handing off to the next generation, and honestly, it weighs on me.

When I look back at my youth, yeah, we had our share of hardships—life wasn't a cakewalk—but our "emergencies" felt so much more human. My biggest stressors usually boiled down to whether or not R&S Strauss had the right carburetor kit in stock for my ’69 Cougar, or exactly how many hours late we were going to be to the party because Maggie was still upstairs wrestling with her hair. Those were the stakes.

But today? The pressure these kids are under is on a different level. It’s not just about the physical stuff—the "bombs and fires" we see on the news. It’s the constant, invisible weight of the world that they have to carry in their pockets every single day. I truly fear the state of things is going to leave a mark on them that goes much deeper than any struggle we faced. We were worried about getting the car running; they’re worried about whether the world is even going to keep spinning.

It’s a lot for a young heart to hold.

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21/12/2025

New Culinary ChitChat just dropped.

I remember when a meal was just a meal. Now, it’s "content."