The Big 5-0

Well, I did it. As of September 16, 2011, about 1:30 p.m. PT, I have been in every state in this grand country! (In case you’re curious, No. 50 was Oregon, where my sister and I visited with a longtime

9/11/01

The Los Angeles airport Hilton, shortly after 6 a.m. A work colleague and I were talking quietly in our respective beds, figuring out who was going to shower first and reflecting on a great meal the night before. We’d be driving to San Diego for an 11 a.m. meeting with an advertiser. The phone rang.… Continue reading 9/11/01

9/9/01

There I was, minding my own business in my room at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton, when the place started to shake. It was a Sunday, right around 5 p.m. The lamp at the desk where I was working rattled, and I felt the building sway a bit. I’d been in a minor earthquake in Chicago back… Continue reading 9/9/01