Category: Detours

“The Wine List”

Traveling solo, I had just paddled a heavily loaded kayak almost 200 miles over sixteen days, chased coyotes making off with my clothes, and sparingly used my food and water so that I could make it here to Guillermo’s.

A Tourist In My Hometown

A tourist in my hometown. Just what or where is your ‘Hometown”? How would you describe its outer limits? I grew up in Lynwood CA which is roughly the geographic center of the greater...

Tesla’s Good Karma

Tesla’s good karma, “To accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.”   Sounds great but works even better for Elon Musk’s personal ambitions. Still, there is no doubt EVs emit fewer greenhouse gases and air pollutants than gas...