Herd Panic at the H.E.B.–which might as well stand for “Holy, everything’s bare!” No dairy; no bread; the only remaining produce is chard, acorn squash, fennel, and rutabaga. We saw it with Covid (how quickly we forget!) and we see it again now–a striking disassociation from supply chains. We consume so much without extensive thought …
Another morning, another parking lot–this one a hotel in Houston. Staying inside the hotel is one of Tripp’s work coordinators, and what started as a shower mission (for us) turned into a food and water drop (for him.) Power’s out; water’s out; our phones vibrate with a boil water advisory–for the City of Houston. There’s …
We’re near the birthplace of Buddy Guy, and the mockingbird hopping around in the parking space next to me would certainly be singing the blues if it could. I’m making coffee on my tailgate, and it’s cold–so cold that I periodically put my hands down my pants so that they warm enough to perform the …
Mobile, Alabama: Up in the wind on the Jubilee Parkway above the Mobile-Tensaw, looking down at the white pelicans and the whitecaps. Heading towards the aftermath of a record storm that dropped ice on Baton Rouge; snow in Houston; birds to the ground in the lower Rio Grande. I push into the headwind while the …
Valentine’s Day, 2021: A room (that is the 4Runner), with a view (flooded bottomlands full of Rusty Blackbirds and amorous Barred Owls), a fire (started with an empty beer box), a pasta dinner (all ingredients derived from Walmart and Dollar Stores, as those are the only options of poor, rural towns), and entertainment (some old …
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