Hello again Trusted Chaos Companions I start by saying, there’s no place on Earth quite like Yellowstone. I mean, where else can you be stuck in a traffic jam caused by bison, then five minutes later be staring at water boiling out of the ground like it’s auditioning for a part in Jurassic Park? It’s […]
From the wide-open arms of Vancouver, I headed south to Seattle—a city that I thought would be just a quick stop on the itinerary. Turns out, the universe had other plans, and I ended up staying far longer than expected. Why, you ask? Because in a stroke of serendipity, I finally managed to get a […]
So, after I wiped away a fair amount of tears at the airport—because saying goodbye to Heather after our two-week whirlwind of adventures felt like closing a chapter in the best book you’ve ever read—I found myself in the warm embrace of a whole new chapter. Enter West Vancouver, the land of space, luxury, and […]
In the grand mosaic of our lives, there are pieces that radiate with an extraordinary brilliance, placed by those whose spirits refuse to be tethered by the mundane. One such piece is Maureen McGarrity, known affectionately to me and many of my friends as simply ‘Mom’. Maureen McGarrity, a trooper in the truest sense, has […]
Greetings, cherished Chaos-Navigators! As the midnight sun casts its relentless glow across the Alaskan skies, I find myself at a reflective pause in our journey—a moment as bittersweet as the last morsel of chocolate from your favorite bar, savored but mourned in the same bite. The past two months have whirled by with the swiftness […]